IBM InfoSphere DataStage
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IBM InfoSphere DataStage is an ETL tool and part of the IBM Information Platforms Solutions suite and the IBM InfoSphere. It uses a graphical notation to construct data integration solutions and is available in various versions such as the Server Edition and the Enterprise Edition. Like several other IBM products (e.g. IBM WebSphere Portal from the IBM Lotus family), DataStage belongs to another brand than points its name.
DataStage was conceived at VMark, a spin off from Prime Computers that developed two notable products: UniVerse database and the DataStage ETL tool. The first VMark ETL prototype was built by Lee Scheffler in the first half of 1996[1]. Peter Weyman was VMark VP of Strategy and identified the ETL market as an opportunity. He appointed Lee Scheffler as the architect and conceived the product brand name "Stage" to signify modularity and component-orientation[2]. This tag was used to name DataStage and subsequently used in related products QualityStage, ProfileStage, MetaStage and AuditStage. Lee Scheffler presented the DataStage product overview to the board of VMark in June 1996 and it was approved for development. The product was in alpha testing in October, beta testing in November and was generally available in January 1997.
VMark acquired UniData in October 1997 and renamed itself to Ardent Software[3]. In 1999 Ardent Software was acquired by Informix[4] the database software vendor. In April 2001 IBM acquired Informix and took just the database business leaving the data integration tools to be spun off as an independent software company called Ascential Software[5]. In March 2005 IBM acquired Ascential Software[6] and made DataStage part of the WebSphere family as WebSphere DataStage. In 2006 the product was released as part of the IBM Information Server under the Information Management family but was still known as WebSphere DataStage. In 2008 the suite was renamed to InfoSphere Information Server and the product was renamed to InfoSphere DataStage[7].
- Enterprise Edition: a name give to the version of DataStage that had a parallel processing architecture and parallel ETL jobs.
- Server Edition: the name of the original version of DataStage representing Server Jobs. Early DataStage versions only contained Server Jobs. DataStage 5 added Sequence Jobs and DataStage 6 added Parallel Jobs via Enterprise Edition.
- MVS Edition: mainframe jobs, developed on a Windows or Unix/Linux platform and transferred to the mainframe as compiled mainframe jobs.
- DataStage for PeopleSoft: a server edition with prebuilt PeopleSoft EPM jobs under an OEM arragement with PeopleSoft and Oracle Corporation.
- DataStage TX: for processing complex transactions and messages, formerly known as Mercator.
- DataStage SOA: Real Time Integration pack can turn server or parallel jobs into SOA services.
[edit] References
- ^ McBurney, Vincent (2006), "Lee Scheffler interview - the ghost of DataStage past", Tooling Around in the IBM InfoSphere, http://it.toolbox.com/blogs/infosphere/lee-scheffler-interview-the-ghost-of-datastage-past-8819
- ^ McBurney, Vincent (2006), "Lee Scheffler Interview - the Ghost of DataStage present", Tooling Around in the IBM InfoSphere, http://it.toolbox.com/blogs/infosphere/lee-scheffler-interview-the-ghost-of-datastage-present-8859
- ^ Spotts, Jeff (1997), "VMARK and Unidata Announce MergerAgreement", Business Wire, http://www.allbusiness.com/company-activities-management/company-structures-ownership/7012296-1.html
- ^ Kennedy, Siobhan; Hodgson, Simon (1999), "Informix Buys Ardent for BI Push", CBROnline (3802), http://www.cbronline.com/article_cg.asp?guid=218B65DD-4451-4F6A-B537-5E1BC1F137F8
- ^ Release, Press (2001), "IBM and Informix Corp. Sign Agreement for Sale of Informix Database Business to IBM", IBM Press Release, http://www-03.ibm.com/press/us/en/pressrelease/1296.wss
- ^ Release, Press (2004), "IBM to Acquire Ascential Software", IBM Press Release, http://www-03.ibm.com/press/us/en/pressrelease/1296.wss
- ^ IBM Corporation (2008), "IBM InfoSphere Information Server Version 8.1 and product name changes", IBM News, http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=14&uid=swg21316315
[edit] External links
- Product Page - the official IBM DataStage product homepage.
- The DSXChange Forums and Learning Center - the unofficial DataStage and IBM Information Server forums.
- Datastage Tutorial - provides information on how DataStage Server Edition works.
- 40 DataStage Learning, Tutorial and Certification Online Resources - a collection of links to IBM and third party resources.
- Study Guide for DataStage Certification - information on how to prepare for and pass the DataStage certification exam.
