Popular ETL Tools A number of ETL tools are currently available in the market to process data according to business

and technical requirements. Some of the more popular tools include:

Company Informatica Tool PowerCenter Categorization Commercial

IBM

Oracle

IBM Information Server (f.k.a., Ascential DataStage) Warehouse Builder

Commercial

Business Objects SAS Pentaho Talend Ab Initio Altova

Data Integrator Data Integration (f.k.a., ETL Studio) Kettle / Data Integration Talend ETL Ab Initios Co>Operating System Mapforce

Commercial (bundled as integral part of all editions of Oracle 11g) Commercial Commercial Open Source Open Source Commercial Commercial

In its report entitled The Forrester Wave: Enterprise ETL, Q2 2007, IT analyst Forrester found that IBM and Informatica maintain leadership positions in enterprise ETL due to their abilities to scale and perform batch and operational data integration (DI) in complex environments, as well as to maintain a consistent focus on providing robust data management capabilities. Although Business Objects and Oracle have also emerged as leaders with significant usability and scalability improvements, they are still primarily used in data warehousing environments and have not been widely adopted for operational DI needs. SAS is a Strong Performer, but it remains most attractive as an integrated piece of a SAS BI platform. Ab Initio offers a highly scalable and configurable data processing platform, but its secretive corporate culture limits prospective customers visibility into its strategy.

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