Head of Databases at a retailer with 501-1,000 employees
High performance and scalable data integration
What is most valuable?
• As it supports large data volumes, so it meets the demands of our company for security and performance.
• It helps us in making better and timelier business decisions by providing us the right information at the right time.
• Delivers data throughout our enterprise by accessing and integrating data in all formats.
• Provides security, scalability, performance to our system and establishes a foundation for our enterprise-wide data integration initiatives.
• Enables our teams of developers, analysts, and administrators to work faster and better together and also reduces our IT costs by encouraging collaboration and minimizing the development complexities.
What needs improvement?
• It is very expensive. High end.
• We provided training of SQL to our staff before using this product. Because a good understanding of SQL is mandatory for using Powercenter.
• GUI: Lack of clarity and consistency created problems for our staff. So it requires some improvements.
• We used the services of highly skilled persons for installation of powercenter. Novice staff can’t install this product properly.
What other advice do I have?
Our organization is using it because it is one of the leading data integration tools available in the market and supports large data volumes and meets our demands for security and performance. PowerCenter is serving as the data integration foundation for our enterprise integration initiatives including data warehousing, data governance, data migration, SOA), and MDM. Powercenter in my opinion has the best data transfer technologies including its standard, advanced, big data, real time, data virtualization and cloud editions.
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.

Data Engineer at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Feature rich, user-friendly, and straightforward installation
Pros and Cons
- "The most valuable aspects of Informatica PowerCenter are the many features, ease of use, and user-friendliness."
- "The performance of Informatica PowerCenter could improve."
What is our primary use case?
We are using Informatica PowerCenter for data integration in a health insurance company.
What is most valuable?
The most valuable aspects of Informatica PowerCenter are the many features, ease of use, and user-friendliness.
What needs improvement?
The performance of Informatica PowerCenter could improve.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using Informatica PowerCenter for approximately five years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
Informatica PowerCenter is a stable solution.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
I have found Informatica PowerCenter to be scalable.
How are customer service and support?
I have not used the technical support from Informatica PowerCenter.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
We have used Data Quality, EDC, Axon, and Metadata Manager.
How was the initial setup?
The initial installation of Informatica PowerCenter was straightforward. The amount of time it takes for the process depends on the deployment site, and how many maps, workflows, and tables there are.
The time it took used for the deployment was approximately two hours.
What about the implementation team?
For the implementation of Informatica PowerCenter, we used one or two developers and one person from the DBA team.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
I did not evaluate other options.
What other advice do I have?
I rate Informatica PowerCenter an eight out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
On-premises
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.

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