JRules, TMap, TParallel, ELT, etc
Technical Team Lead at a pharma/biotech company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Although we faced memory issues with 3GB of RAM, I would recommend this product.
What is most valuable?
How has it helped my organization?
It has provided the feature wherein the business could make the changes as requested without performing the ETL deployment code to production.
What needs improvement?
I think the memory issues we faced when using the 3GB RAM compared to the 4GB RAM computers caused lot of issues. Probably can improve in that.
For how long have I used the solution?
4 years - Talend Open Studio 3.1.2, 4.1.3, 5.0, Talend Integration Suite 4.1.3, Talend Data Quality 4
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What was my experience with deployment of the solution?
Intially we did encountered issues with the deployment, but over the period of time we were able to find the proper way to perform the deployment and also used a tool called HERMES for the deployment.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
No issues
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
No issues
How are customer service and support?
Customer Service:
Very nice customer service
Technical Support:Excellent support from the technical support team
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
Yes earlier we had Ab Initio but switched to Talend because initially it was an Open Studio with no cost involved and also it was supported by the JRules component.
How was the initial setup?
It was not straight forward as it was pretty new to everyone among our team, but over the period of time when we had hands on the tool everything got smooth.
What about the implementation team?
It was a in-house team.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
Ab Initio, Informatica etc.
What other advice do I have?
I would definitely recommend others to implement this product as it is really helpful, easy to learn, user friendly, provides lot of enhanced features, etc.
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.

Data Architect with 5,001-10,000 employees
I like the option to start with the community edition. At the same time, it uses a huge amount of memory.
Valuable Features
The option to start with the community edition
Improvements to My Organization
Solves problems with the quality of data applying some business rules. And with the data integrator load data from multiple source to a target source.
Room for Improvement
The usage of memory. This tool uses a huge amount of memory.
Use of Solution
Around 3 years
Deployment Issues
I haven't had problems.
Stability Issues
Yes, I had some problems with the Linux version because of launch some exceptions.
Scalability Issues
No
Customer Service and Technical Support
Customer Service: 5/5 - good customer serviceTechnical Support: 5/5 - good technical support
Initial Setup
We haven't experienced any problems.
ROI
You move data from one source to another without problem and apply some business rules in data.
Pricing, Setup Cost and Licensing
Basically a good server.
Other Solutions Considered
Yes we evaluated: Kettle, CloverEtl and Oracle Data Integrator
Other Advice
Put in a server with a lot of memory and if it’s a hard process then put in a dedicated server.
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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Manager at a consultancy with 1,001-5,000 employees
Switch to Talend came natural - we were working on a custom data quality solution and encountered difficulty
What is most valuable?
Better control and flexibility to add/custom define features, to tailor to your needs by modifying its Java generated code.
How has it helped my organization?
While building Customer registry for a global hi-tech manufacturing firm few years back, to establish single view of customer across geographies, Talend data quality was used in conjunction with other tools to track and manage data quality metrics, with minimum investment. DQ Scorecards were published for daily updates to DMO(data management operations) and steering committee.
For how long have I used the solution?
I’ve been part of defining and building similar solutions and been part of this specific solution involving Talend for close to an year.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
Yes, and we did overcome the same by custom defining/development efforts.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
Switch to Talend came natural since working on a custom data quality solution then and encountered difficulty managing the same.
What about the implementation team?
An application dev/consulting firm supported with custom development efforts, not a Talend data quality vendor, intuitive UI and features of product helped the team to learn quickly and work on this platform.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
We've evaluated multiple options including building/maintaining a custom solution. Cost, maintenance and custom development requirements were primary factors for choosing Talend.
What other advice do I have?
Account for Java developers/ custom development efforts apart from DQ functional/technical expertise, to use Talen DQ product to the fullest.
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
Senior Consultant at a tech services company with 201-500 employees
Customizable and straightforward implementation
Pros and Cons
- "The solution is customizable."
- "The performance is one area that Talend Data Quality could improve in because large volumes take a lot of time."
What is most valuable?
The solution is customizable.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using Talend Data Quality for approximately four and a half years.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
The performance is one area that Talend Data Quality could improve in because large volumes take a lot of time.
How are customer service and support?
I have not needed the technical support.
How was the initial setup?
The implementation is not difficult, it has been straightforward for the implementations we have done.
What about the implementation team?
We do the implementation of this solution.
What other advice do I have?
I rate Talend Data Quality a nine out of ten.
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.

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