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We performed a comparison between IBM InfoSphere Information Governance Catalog and IBM InfoSphere Information Server based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two Metadata Management solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.
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"The feature I found most valuable in IBM InfoSphere Information Governance Catalog is the lineage as it's very powerful and it provides data analytics in terms of where the data lives and where it goes. The interface is also clear, though it could still be sorted out, but the lineage is the most powerful thing in the solution.""Ability to connect with multiple types of sources.""The solution allows us to leverage a concept called Open IGC to create custom assets and data lineages that are not technologies typically supported by IBM via connectors.""It is easy to use.""The graphic flows and the lineage are the most valuable features of this solution.""Working on the roles, actually, is the most valuable aspect.""The best feature of IBM InfoSphere Information Governance Catalog for me is that it's easy to use and only requires a little bit of manual intervention. Once you discover the data sources, everything flows into the tool automatically, so you do not have to map it manually. There's been a lot of automation in the solution which I like best.""What I liked about IBM InfoSphere Information Governance Catalog is that it seemed to have most of the options that you would want from a government catalog. The features of the product are very rich and comprehensive."

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"The integration with different technologies is the most valuable feature.""This solution is extremely flexible and scalable.""IBM InfoSphere Information Server is stable.""Stability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten."

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Cons
"They need to improve asset management.""A complex solution that requires a lot of coding.""The simplicity of usage could improve. Perhaps the simplicity of use for end users, not for system integrators, but for the user, the end users.""What could be improved in IBM InfoSphere Information Governance Catalog is its query tool, including its terms, labels, and reports because the query tool isn't user-friendly. This would also be an additional feature or enhancement in the solution that would make it more attractive to users and would make IBM InfoSphere Information Governance Catalog a really good solution.""Sometimes, if the product is new, getting support is difficult and the team was facing some challenges.""The scalability has room for improvement.""The solution has performance issues when scaling up small sets of information such as assets and data lineage to the ITC.""What I would tell IBM in terms of what needs to change or improve is that the product is too complicated. IBM purchased various components from different vendors over time and certainly in the UK, IBM did not have anybody that had the expertise to be able to get IBM InfoSphere Information Governance Catalog to run properly."

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"There are certain shortcomings in the cloud side of the solution, where improvements are required.""This solution would benefit from the engine being made more lightweight.""Their technical support needs improvement.""IBM InfoSphere Information Server should be more scalable. It should have the option to change the configuration to run on a single, non-multiple node, or multi-threading processing."

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  • "In terms of pricing, I find IBM InfoSphere Information Governance Catalog excessive. It's at the top end of the price range in terms of what you get for your money. It's an expensive product, and contractually, IBM is difficult to deal with. I can't remember the exact cost of IBM InfoSphere Information Governance Catalog, but it could be in the region of three hundred thousand pounds."
  • "Licensing for IBM InfoSphere Information Governance Catalog is per user."
  • "Licensing fees are paid on a yearly basis."
  • "IBM InfoSphere Information Governance Catalog is expensive."
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  • "The licensing cost of IBM InfoSphere Information Server depends on how many users there are."
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    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer:The ability to create special rules inside the solution using Portuguese is the most valuable feature.
    Top Answer:The scalability has room for improvement. I would like the ability to run the solution from different servers. The price has room for improvement.
    Top Answer:IBM InfoSphere Information Governance Catalog is used to integrate and govern our information.
    Top Answer:Stability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten.
    Top Answer:There are certain shortcomings in the cloud side of the solution, where improvements are required. In our company, we are presently in the process of doing a PoC phase since we have the solution… more »
    Top Answer:I use IBM InfoSphere Information Server in retail banking for transformation purposes.
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    4th
    out of 27 in Metadata Management
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    7.0
    10th
    out of 27 in Metadata Management
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    Also Known As
    IBM Information Governance Catalog
    InfoSphere Information Server, IBM Information Server
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    Overview

    Information governance is a next-gen comprehensive process of administering, enhancing, and collating information to strengthen an organization’s trust and belief that its decision and business processes are the best for the organization’s overall health and continued progress. IBM InfoSphere Information Governance Catalog is an intuitive, progressive web-based tool that empowers users to discover, comprehend, and dissect information. Users are able to design, administer, and collaborate to track data pipelines, execute protocols and procedures, and share common business languages.

    Integrate the solution with IBM Watson Knowledge Catalog to increase on-premises Information Governance Catalog efficiency in the cloud and improve the benefit of current gathered data sets. This value-added governance catalog enables users to place gathered metadata where experienced users, analytics, and data communities have seamless protected access to the appropriate resources, based on need, while still maintaining the organization's governance standards.

    IBM InfoSphere Information Governance Catalog delivers a secure starting point for organizations to better comprehend and govern their information across the entire network, and continually delivers secure, well-defined, and governed data.

    IBM InfoSphere Information Governance Catalog Benefits

    • Manage catalog metadata: Run data workflows to prove trusted information, support compliance and governance standards, resolve duplicate assets, map databases to database aliases, and automate the authentication of data sources to improve overall project deployment. Additionally, users will discover how data moves across the network and will be able to identify how and where data was sourced and how it is being consumed. This will promote a greater assurance and belief that the data is continually secure and safe.

    • Improved people and process management: The solution helps to definitively clarify roles and responsibilities of all team participants. Users can easily design, edit, and publish governance protocols, accept new or audited information governance rules, and/or move the rule to Draft status. Users will also obtain notice (via email) of any governance issues that appear in their glossary or information assets.

    • Boost current metadata: This can be achieved by using descriptions and relationships, group related labels, stewards, assets, and custom attributes to all other related assets. Develop protracted data sources to add metadata to the catalog that may not be able to be added automatically or that are not able to be imported easily from outside third-party applications. The solution will also help users have a greater understanding of all their data assets - unstructured, semi-structured, and structured.

    • Discover assets in the catalog: Users can easily initiate either a simple or advanced search or even begin very intensive deep queries. An intuitive GUI is available to trace the history of all changes, probe stewards, information assets, glossary assets, and all other catalog content.
    • Seamless cloud integration: IBM InfoSphere Information Governance Catalog facilitates a smooth adjustment to the cloud. This makes it no longer necessary to employ an on-premise ecosystem. This move will also result in significantly reduced resource usage and help save on overall administrative costs for the organization.
    IBM InfoSphere Information Server is a market-leading data integration platform which includes a family of products that enable you to understand, cleanse, monitor, transform, and deliver data, as well as to collaborate to bridge the gap between business and IT. InfoSphere Information Server provides massively parallel processing (MPP) capabilities to deliver a highly scalable and flexible integration platform that handles a variety of data volumes (big, small, and everything in between).
    Sample Customers
    Rabobank, QuadReal Property Group, Jakarta Smart City
    Canadian National Railway Company, Chickasaw Nation Division of Commerce, Swedish Armed Forces, BG RCI, Janata Sahakari Bank Ltd., University of Arizona, Biogrid Australia
    Top Industries
    REVIEWERS
    Financial Services Firm25%
    Computer Software Company25%
    Transportation Company13%
    Manufacturing Company13%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Financial Services Firm27%
    Computer Software Company13%
    Insurance Company12%
    Manufacturing Company8%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Financial Services Firm20%
    Government11%
    Insurance Company9%
    Manufacturing Company8%
    Company Size
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    Small Business27%
    Midsize Enterprise18%
    Large Enterprise55%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business19%
    Midsize Enterprise10%
    Large Enterprise71%
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business43%
    Midsize Enterprise14%
    Large Enterprise43%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business16%
    Midsize Enterprise9%
    Large Enterprise75%
    Buyer's Guide
    IBM InfoSphere Information Governance Catalog vs. IBM InfoSphere Information Server
    March 2024
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    IBM InfoSphere Information Governance Catalog is ranked 4th in Metadata Management with 9 reviews while IBM InfoSphere Information Server is ranked 10th in Metadata Management with 7 reviews. IBM InfoSphere Information Governance Catalog is rated 7.0, while IBM InfoSphere Information Server is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of IBM InfoSphere Information Governance Catalog writes "A solution that allows for custom assets and data lineages but experiences performance issues when scaling up". On the other hand, the top reviewer of IBM InfoSphere Information Server writes "Prompt support, reliable, but lacking scalability". IBM InfoSphere Information Governance Catalog is most compared with Alation Data Catalog, IBM Watson Knowledge Catalog and Collibra Catalog, whereas IBM InfoSphere Information Server is most compared with IBM InfoSphere DataStage, Qlik Replicate, IBM Watson Knowledge Catalog and IBM Cloud Pak for Data. See our IBM InfoSphere Information Governance Catalog vs. IBM InfoSphere Information Server report.

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