INFORMATICA
How to define Informatica ?
Informatica is a tool, supporting all the
steps of Extraction, Transformation and Load process . and is also used as a
Integration tool .
It is a currently the most commonly used ETL
tool for extracting the source data and loading it into the target after
applying the required transformation.
It is
one of the leading data integration solution /tool that can integrate
more data, from more systems, in less time than any other.
It is an Datawarehousing ETL tool to maintain
online Analytical Processing (OLAP) from different OLTP (Online Transaction
Processing) systems.
Informatica
is amongst the top leading software companies operating in the market and is
known to be the most trusted and widely popular brand for data integration
tools. Thus it offers a wide variety and range of products to the users. The
familier amongst them are Power Center and the Ultra messaging software.
Informatica Company incorporated various training classes as well for the
public to understand the benefits , functioning and advantages of the varied
software.
This
is the tool that provides DW solution to more than 70% of all DWBI projects
presently. Informatica is emerging in the market and overcoming all challenges
of DWBI compared to any of its competitors
How does it work ?
It has got a simple visual interface like forms in visual
basic.
The user just need to do transformations and design process
flow for Data extraction transformation and load which results in a continuous
processes flow diagrams which are known as mappings. After the mapping is done
, the tool can be run as and when required. Along with that the Informatica
server takes care of capturing the data from source, modifying it, & giving
data input to the target systems/databases.
Why informatica ETL tool is successful in data
integration space ?
Informatica etl tool is a market leader in data integration .This
tool is utilized to integrate data from the disparate proprietary systems and Applications.Informatica
pulls all the complex outsourcing data together so that the data makes some
sense.
Advantage of Informatica:
• It’s Graphical User Interface tool .
• Can communicate with all major data sources
(mainframe/RDBMS/Flat Files/XML/VSM/SAP etc).
• Informatica can handle very large data in
less time and also very efficiently.
• User can apply Mappings and any change in
any of the object will give minimum impact of other object.
• Informatica has different "adapters" for extracting data from packaged ERP
applications (such as SAP or PeopleSoft)..
• Required resources are available in the
market .
• Can be run on Window/Unix version easily.
• User can group one or more session in a
workflow and it can be schedule to run as and when required.
• Informatica server extracts Transaction
control - how to create transactions Check In Detailts/gathers data from
source, transforms it and loads it to the target system/databases.
• Technically
the server is utilised to maintain history at datawarehousing by loading the
data from different source systems.
Transformations in Informatica :
Informatica PowerCenter, the forerunner tool of
Informatica works on basis of transformations which transform data in multiple
ways.
Types of
transformations:
• Active : One
that can change the number of rows being output.
• Passive : One
that cannot change the number of rows being output.
Transformations
examples:
• Source
qualifier - conversion of source datatypes to Informatica datatypes
• Expression -
transforming data with functions
• Lookups -
joining data with lookups
• Update
Strategy expressions
• Transaction
control - how to create transactions and control commits and rollbacks
• Java transformation
Components of Informatica :
Important components for Informatica
are :
1. Power
exchange
2. Power
center
3. Power
center connect
4. Power
exhange
5. Power
channel
6. Metadata
exchange
Why
Choose us ? Why choose MEGAONLINE TRAININGS?
Our
Informatica Training aims to teach the complete Data Warehousing Concepts in a
easier way. We are the Best Online Informatica Software Training Institute in
Hyderabad in-terms of syllabus and excellent teaching . Our training covers
almost all the informations and techniques which is required for companies in
Informatica.
• Each passing day, more and more companies are joining the
Informatica band wagon for achieving Data Warehousing through ETL..
• The candidates who are looking for a excellent career in
DWBI , then they may opt for this tool.
• The fastest growing and the most running datawarehousing
ETL tool in market is Informatica.
• Here at our center we will help you master this tool with
interactive sessions. The benefit of getting trained in Informatica here
are:the topics will be covered by our IT professionals working in live ETL
projects thus giving you an insight into how this ETL tool used in today’s
business.
