We performed a comparison between Azure Data Factory and BMC Data Management for IMS and DB2 on zOS based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Microsoft, Informatica, Oracle and others in Data Integration."The flexibility that Azure Data Factory offers is great."
"The solution has a good interface and the integration with GitHub is very useful."
"What I like best about Azure Data Factory is that it allows you to create pipelines, specifically ETL pipelines. I also like that Azure Data Factory has connectors and solves most of my company's problems."
"Data Factory's best features are simplicity and flexibility."
"I enjoy the ease of use for the backend JSON generator, the deployment solution, and the template management."
"I like the basic features like the data-based pipelines."
"The most valuable features of the solution are its ease of use and the readily available adapters for connecting with various sources."
"We have found the bulk load feature very valuable."
"BMC Data Management improved our data recovery process by simplifying it."
"I have worked with DB2's great features in the last five years. The IDAA feature transformed the vision of warehousing, business analytics, and big data at my bank. Besides the mainframe, I saw that this solution was evolutionary. It gives real-time information."
"There are limitations when processing more than one GD file."
"Occasionally, there are problems within Microsoft itself that impacts the Data Factory and causes it to fail."
"There's space for improvement in the development process of the data pipelines."
"When the record fails, it's tough to identify and log."
"Azure Data Factory could benefit from improvements in its monitoring capabilities to provide a more robust feature set. Enhancing the ease of deployment to higher environments within Azure DevOps would be beneficial, as the current process often requires extensive scripting and pipeline development. It is also known for the flexibility of the data flow feature, particularly in supporting more dynamic data-driven architectures. These enhancements would contribute to a more seamless and efficient workflow within GitLab."
"The setup and configuration process could be simplified."
"Data Factory's performance during heavy data processing isn't great."
"The number of standard adaptors could be extended further."
"DB2 is a hard tool to grasp. It's hard for users to learn how to use it. It's not easy to see how it works."
"One area for improvement with this product could be in providing clearer guidance and tools for disaster recovery planning and execution."
Azure Data Factory is ranked 1st in Data Integration with 81 reviews while BMC Data Management for IMS and DB2 on zOS is ranked 21st in Database Development and Management with 2 reviews. Azure Data Factory is rated 8.0, while BMC Data Management for IMS and DB2 on zOS is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of Azure Data Factory writes "The data factory agent is quite good but pricing needs to be more transparent". On the other hand, the top reviewer of BMC Data Management for IMS and DB2 on zOS writes "Improves disaster recovery processes and offers an efficient CPU cycle optimization ". Azure Data Factory is most compared with Informatica PowerCenter, Informatica Cloud Data Integration, Alteryx Designer, Snowflake and Microsoft Azure Synapse Analytics, whereas BMC Data Management for IMS and DB2 on zOS is most compared with AWS Database Migration Service, Qlik Replicate and IBM App Connect.
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