Informatica Intelligent Data Management Cloud (IDMC) Reviews

We use the product to define policies and for data discovery management.

It is complicated to establish the lineage in EDC using PowerCenter mappings. We have to do the process manually every time. This particular area needs improvement.

We have been using Informatica Axon for five years.

It is a stable platform. However, we need to raise the ticket even for the smaller issues. There needs to be proper documentation available. They should provide enough information.

We have eight to ten customers for Informatica Axon. It is a scalable product.

The technical support team takes time to complete the debugging process.

The initial setup process is fine, but there are a lot of infrastructure issues. It includes errors on the node cluster for EDC. Deployment is easy, but debugging is time-consuming. Whenever we raise the ticket to the support team, they take two to three days to evaluate the issue.

The licensing price of the product depends on the organization's requirements. It is less costly than Collibra.

I recommend Informatica Axon to others and rate it a seven out of ten.

We use the solution for mass data management. 

The tool's most valuable feature is bulk upload. We upload files in CSV or Excel format. 

Informatica Axon needs to improve its interface. 

I have been working with the solution for three years. 

Informatica Axon's support is good. 

Positive

I rate the product an eight out of ten. 

We are using it for multiple purposes, such as real-time data integration and data migration. It allows seamless integration of various cloud-based applications and services.

The solution provides increased efficiency while still being user-friendly and easy to operate. It includes built-in features that ensure data consistency and accuracy, resulting in excellent data quality. 

It would be helpful if there was a GenAI feature integrated into the system, especially regarding the data quality. It would ensure improved decision-making processes and better insights. 

I have been using this solution for three to four years.

Our experience with the stability has been quite good. I would rate it nine out of ten.

The solution's scalability is one of its key aspects. It facilitates the scaling of data integration capabilities based on customer's needs. 

The deployment process depends on the client's requests. If it requires complex tools and features, the process will take longer. But for normal operations, it is really easy and not very time-consuming.

I have been very satisfied with the feedback I was getting with Informatica Cloud Data Integration. Its automated performance enables the processing and integration of large volumes of data quickly and efficiently. I would rate this solution nine out of ten. 

Data Quality involves quality checks and data profiling. It scans through the data, providing metrics like the number of nulls and unique values. Informatica Data Quality profiles the data.

In my experience, I've specifically worked with a feature called ARS Doctor, which is part of IDQ (Informatica Data Quality). So, in my earlier project, the core functionality of ARS Doctor revolved around address information sourced from the USPS postal service. It does validate the data. This is crucial because customer addresses often contain diverse writing errors. Given the presence of multiple applications, addresses can be inputted or tagged across various systems or enter their address data differently, yet it needs to conform to a standardized format. 

Therefore, each address, even if inputted from distinct systems, undergoes validation to match a single, customizable format. We also have customized settings for these validations.

There's certainly room for improvement. One crucial area is generating detailed reports on file statuses. Presently, this is represented visually, often as graphs or charts. Such reporting could offer comprehensive insights into the areas that demand attention and further scrutiny.

I possess extensive hands-on experience and expertise in Informatica.

I do find Informatica Data Quality is stable. It generally maintains a high level of reliability and stability, making it an asset compliance in various scenarios.

In terms of scalability, you see, it is on the cloud environment, which itself gives the scalable, and flexibility in terms of accommodation of the data. So if we want to scan across the data for the quality and checks, like, not on any sample data. We really want to do this profiling on the checks on a lot of data. So it is very much visible in the cloud environment, which is cloud storage, which is provided by AWS or Azure, or GCP.

Based on my experience and involvement in reported discussions throughout my career, I would definitely give their customer service a high rating. We receive excellent support from Informatica's team, especially during activities like upgrades and other related tasks. 

Positive

When it comes to the initial setup, particularly in a cloud environment, it's primarily license-based. There are various features available, each catering to different needs. The platform can establish connections with various systems based on the connectors it offers. These connectors facilitate integration with different environments. 

When it comes to data quality, it is a license-based model. So, if you procure the necessary licenses, you gain access to the relevant options. It's all about tailoring the solution to the specific requirements of the project.

If the goal is to perform quality checks separately, there's the option to employ dedicated products for that purpose. Alternatively, data quality checks can be integrated into the data integration process. Naturally, data integration involves elements of reconciliation, verification, and quality assessment. The chosen approach hinges on factors such as data volume and the complexity of requirements. If these factors increase, the option to select different products designed for specific tasks becomes viable and can be explored further.

Overall, I would rate the solution a seven out of ten. 

The solution gives us the visual features on how the quality is because back in few years or back some time ago. So it was, like, always a kind of hidden thing because, as a part of the data governance, we do have a lot of data dumped in the data warehouse. But relaying we have been just relying on the data warehouse. So we didn't know, like, it is really giving us the powerful insight, or it is really giving our quality data because it could be junk or anything. So, in that case, at least this solution definitely gives us the strength with the visualization part, which gives us, "Okay, these are the different types of data it exists and data. These are the different qualities where it can improve the quality." 

We use the solution for ETL purposes. 

Informatica Business Process Manager is easy to use and learn. 

I need to have some insight into the tool's cloud capabilities. 

I have been using the solution for four to five years. 

The solution is fairly stable. 

The product is scalable and my company has 20-25 users for it. 

The tool's support is excellent. 

Informatica Business Process Manager's setup was easy and fast. 

Informatica Business Process Manager is very good and I would rate it a ten out of ten. 

The solution is robust. We can connect with quality analysis tools for summarizing the data as well. It has all the essential features.

The solution's cloud-based version has a few limitations compared to its on-premise version.

I have been using the solution for eight years.

The solution is highly stable. We never had any issues with the cloud version. I rate its scalability a ten out of ten.

The solution is highly scalable. I rate its pricing an eight or nine out of ten.

The solution's technical support team is well-skilled.

Positive

The solution's initial setup is straightforward. I rate the process a ten out of ten. It takes a little time to deploy and requires minimal staff.

Our vendor manages the solution's implementation.

Our clients evaluated Profisee and Precisely before. Comparatively, Informatica provides better integration with quality analysis, data governance, and data integration tools.

I advise others to know their company's requirements before implementing the solution. I rate it an eight out of ten.

We use Informatica Axon for MDM purposes.

The most valuable feature of Informatica Axon is that it is flexible and user-friendly.

Informatica Axon needs more integration connectors so that it can connect to systems and different kinds of datasets.

I have been using Informatica Axon for two years.

I rate Informatica Axon an eight out of ten for stability.

Ten engineers are using Informatica Axon in our organization. I rate Informatica Axon an eight out of ten for scalability.

Informatica Axon's installation, configuration, and user access take two to three days.

Informatica Axon eliminates all MDM-related problems quickly.

Informatica Axon is a costly solution. I rate Informatica Axon a four out of ten for its pricing.

I am using the latest version of Informatica Axon. I recommend Informatica Axon to users as it is a good and flexible tool that gets the work done.

Overall, I rate Informatica Axon a seven out of ten.

We use the solution for data modularization.

The solution has the best feature for parameterization. We can apply it at the mapping and task flow levels. It helps with auto-linking and dynamic linking options for flexible data integration.

The solution's capability to handle large volumes of data compared to its on-premise version needs improvement. Its features for partitioning and optimization could be better as well. There needs to be more options for partitioning, including database partitioning, pass-through partitioning, etc. Additionally, it doesn't support XML data types for SQL server databases. Also, it captures success and targets rows only within a system-defined area. It should be able to capture and track the number of rows processed by each pipeline.

Presently, users need to write code against the existing APIs to access information data. It is a complicated process due to the limited functionality of APIs. Instead, there could be an option to write queries against repository tables to fetch the data like its on-premise version.

We have been using the solution for two years.

The solution's technical support team could be responsive. We have to contact their global support team to raise new feature requests. Currently, we encounter issues with parameterizing email IDs at the task level to configure features for success, warning, and failure. We sent a request to them back in 2020, but they are yet to add those features.

I rate the solution a seven out of ten.

I manage the environment and admin-related tasks.

I have integrated Axon into EDC, PowerCenter, and data quality tools, and I face no difficulty integrating with those tools.

I also handle installation, configuration, and troubleshooting issues, in addition to when users face access issues or need help seeing their DQ technical roles.

With Axon, you can easily call and verify DQ rules. You can also upload your business gallery, and the business team can easily verify your data because it is secure.

Some of Axon's valuable features include creating your business glossaries, importing DQ rules, and creating change management.

They could improve technical support because it is not good enough at the moment.

I am a consultant and have been working with Informatica Axon for three years.

I rate the stability an eight out of ten because I have not yet seen the environment go down.

I rate the scalability of the solution a five out of ten. We have faced some performance issues. We have about five or six Axon business users who are data owners and stewards. They are not very active with the solution.

Personally, for the last month, I have not touched Axon or the servers. There are no plans to expand Informatica Axon's usage at the moment.

I rate the initial setup a seven out of ten. The clients gave us their Linux servers, and I set up the solution on-premises.

I could set up the environment, the installation, and the configuration in one day.

My organization's initial steps required us to get licenses for the installation, and we needed specific kinds of ports opened from our environment. We first needed to install the Axon agent and Axon server on different directories. Once we did that, we needed to update a couple of files to communicate with data quality and other functions.

The solution requires some maintenance. I might have to perform a sync-up or make sure the environment is not down, but that is very rare.

The solution was implemented in-house, with me deploying the solution single-handedly.

I rate the pricing a six or a seven out of ten because the price is neither too high nor too low.

Informatica is a big name in the market and the tools are trustworthy, which is why our client chose Informatica Axon-EDC. I rate the solution an eight out of ten.

The most valuable features of Informatica MDM are the IDQ and RDM data management. PowerCenter is the most widely used feature of Informatica MDM.

Informatica MDM has a complex user interface, which could be improved.

I have been using Informatica MDM for four years.

I rate Informatica MDM an eight out of ten for stability.

I rate Informatica MDM a ten out of ten for scalability. We plan to increase the usage of the solution in the future.

I rate Informatica MDM a four or five out of ten for ease of initial setup.

Our organization's deployment process for Informatica MDM took two to three months. A third-party team did the solution's deployment. Around 10 to 12 IT specialists and engineers were required for the solution's deployment.

Informatica MDM's pricing is not cheap but comparable to other vendors.

I advise others looking into using Informatica MDM in the future to have their use cases in order and know what they want to use it for.

Overall, I rate Informatica MDM a six out of ten.