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Informatica Data Engineering Streaming vs SAS Data Management comparison

The compared Informatica and SAS solutions aren't in the same category. Informatica is ranked #17 in SA , with an average rating of 8.0, and holds a 1.5% mindshare in the category. SAS is ranked #29 in DI , with an average rating of 8.0, and holds a 0.9% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of Informatica users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 87% of SAS users who would recommend it.

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87% willing to recommend

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Executive Summary

We performed a comparison between Informatica Data Engineering Streaming and SAS Data Management based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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Categories and Ranking

Informatica Data Engineerin...

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

6.4

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Streaming Analytics (17th)

SAS Data Management

Average Rating

8.4

Reviews Sentiment

6.8

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Data Integration (29th), Data Quality (11th), Data Governance (25th)

Mindshare comparison

Informatica Data Engineering Streaming and SAS Data Management aren’t in the same category and serve different purposes. Informatica Data Engineering Streaming is designed for Streaming Analytics and holds a mindshare of 1.5%, up 1.1% compared to last year.
SAS Data Management, on the other hand, focuses on Data Integration, holds 0.9% mindshare, up 0.6% since last year.

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Data Integration

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Reviewer43443

BI Practice Lead at a tech services company with 51-200 employees

Helps with real-time data processing and improves decision-making overall

It improves decision-making overall for the company. Informatica is usually the tool for setting up the data, streaming the data into your data warehouse from your source, transforming the data, and preparing and modeling it into some desired format. It improves the performance. You need to know how to use it and how to implement it, but it improves performance.

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Vivek Trivedi

Head finance transformation at Ahli United Bank Ksc

Has robust data governance capabilities and efficient financial alerting features

The platform's robust data governance capabilities ensure strong compliance with regulatory standards. Our dedicated data governance team is responsible for setting policies and monitoring data access and usage. Additionally, we have a Data Protection Officer (DPO) and an independent InfoSec team that work together to enforce these policies. This multi-layered approach ensures that data governance is effectively managed and compliant with all necessary regulations. It is integrated with SQL and Power BI servers for executive management dashboard reporting. This integration supports comprehensive data analysis and reporting needs, which was a key factor in our decision. The value of using vCenter lies in its comprehensive data infrastructure management. It significantly enhances our reporting, day-to-day decision-making, and analytics capabilities. Integrating SaaS with vCenter adds value by streamlining key functions and improving overall organizational efficiency. The solution can be considered expensive, particularly due to infrastructure, maintenance, and ownership costs. The long-term savings and efficiencies gained from using vCenter can justify the investment for large organizations. However, the high costs might not be justifiable for smaller organizations with less data and fewer resources. Conducting a thorough cost-benefit analysis based on the organization's specific needs and scale is recommended. I rate it an eight.

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Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:

Pros

"It improves the performance."

"The technical support is excellent."

"This is an established product with powerful data analysis and varied options for user entry points."

"The platform's robust data governance capabilities ensure strong compliance with regulatory standards."

"The product offers very good flexibility."

"If you compare it to SQL, the memory and development times are very quick."

"The tool is reliable, quick, and powerful."

"In terms of which features I have found most valuable, I would say the importing and exporting features. Additionally, the data sorting, categorizing and summarizing features, especially how it can summarize based on categories. These are the key features."

"I find the solution to be very stable."

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Cons

"Skill requirement is required. There is a learning curve."

"We implemented it a while ago, and we are trying to improve the data delivery performance. We are looking into how to get faster and automated reporting. We would need better designs and workflows."

"One problem is accessing the data using a solution other than SAS. The SAS data, which we create in the SAS, cannot be accessed by other tools. We can't open those data in other applications. So we need to have that application in place."

"I would like the tool to include the ability to automate the modifications of the integrations."

"We find we often have to go back and re-train users when there are changes made to the solution because the changes are not intuitive."

"There is significant room for improvement, especially with regard to using a hybrid approach that involves both CAS and persistent storage."

"The solution is quite expensive and hard to install/configure."

"The pricing of the solution needs to be improved. They need to work to make it more affordable."

"Integration and cloud migration are areas where we see potential for improvement."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

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"The licensing model for vCenter is a perpetual license with yearly payments."

"The solution is expensive."

"While it is even free for personal use on the cloud, it can be expensive for desktop installations and enterprise use."

"The tool is a bit expensive."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

28%

Computer Software Company

15%

Educational Organization

Manufacturing Company

Financial Services Firm

28%

Computer Software Company

10%

Government

10%

Insurance Company

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

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Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with Informatica Data Engineering Streaming?

Skill requirement is required. There is a learning curve.

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What is your primary use case for Informatica Data Engineering Streaming?

We implement business intelligence solutions, including data warehousing tools, data integration to load data into warehouses, and then creating reports.

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What advice do you have for others considering Informatica Data Engineering Streaming?

Overall, I would rate the solution an eight out of ten. Usually, Informatica is for big clients because of its pricing, and it also requires some skill sets. It requires investment into a proper da...

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for SAS Data Management?

From my experience, SAS Data Management is an expensive tool.

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What needs improvement with SAS Data Management?

There is significant room for improvement, especially with regard to using a hybrid approach that involves both CAS and persistent storage.

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What is your primary use case for SAS Data Management?

Some clients and I are using SAS Data Management for data cleansing, data warehousing, and IoT-related activities such as streaming data.

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Also Known As

Big Data Streaming, Informatica Intelligent Streaming, Intelligent Streaming

SAS Data Management Platform, Data Management Platform, DataFlux

Overview

Informatica Intelligent Streaming allows organizations to prepare and process streams of data and uncover insights while acting in time to suit business needs. It can scale out horizontally and vertically to handle petabytes of data while honoring business service level agreements (SLAs). Intelligent Streaming provides pre-built high-performance connectors such as Kafka, HDFS, NoSQL databases, and enterprise messaging systems and data transformations to enable a code-free method of defining your data integration logic.

Informatica

Every decision, every business move, every successful customer interaction - they all come down to high-quality, well-integrated data. If you don't have it, you don't win. SAS Data Management is an industry-leading solution built on a data quality platform that helps you improve, integrate and govern your data.

SAS

Sample Customers

Jewelry TV

Data Management, 1-800-FLOWERS.COM, Absa, Aegon, Allianz Global Corporate & SpecialtyAusgrid, Bank of Queensland, Bell, BMC Software, Canada Post, Ceska pojistovna, Chantecler, Chubb Group of Insurance Companies, Credit Guarantee Corporation, Cr_dito y Cauci‹n, Delaware State Police, Deutsche Lufthansa, Directorate of Economics and Statistics, DSM, Enerjisa, ERGO Insurance Group, Florida Department of Corrections, Generali Hellas, Gitanjali Group, Gloucestershire Constabulary, GS Home Shopping, HealthPartners, IAG New Zealand, iJET, Invacare, Livzon Pharmaceutical Group, Los Angeles County, Miami Herald Media Company, Netherlands Enterprise Agency, New Zealand Ministry of Health, Nippon Paper, North Carolina Office of Information Technology Services, Orlando Magic, OTP Group, PITT OHIO, Plano Independent School District, RWE Poland, Spanish Air Force, Stockholm County Council, Telus, The Travel Corporation, Transitions Optical, Triad Analytic Solutions, UNIQA, US Census Bureau, US Department of Housing and Urban Development, USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, West Midlands Police, XS Inc., Zenith Insurance

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