Database Migration in IRI NextForm
The “Multi-Table Migration Wizard” in the DBMS edition of the IRI NextForm data migration tool maps and moves data from one database to another, multiple tables at a time. Read More
Database Profiling in IRI Workbench
Editors Updates: Q2’16: In addition to the database profiling wizard in the data discovery menu group in IRI Workbench described below, IRI has introduced robust data classification that enables the application of field rules for multi-source data transformation and protection through data class libraries. Read More
Connecting to 84 More Data Sources
Data architects and data scientists, as well as DBAs and governance teams, may need to use or migrate data in legacy file formats and databases. Additionally, the ability to mash-up those sources with newer file and database repositories is important in data integration (ETL) and analytic projects, as well as in data profiling for data loss prevention and privacy law compliance. Read More
Using IRI Data Sources in BIRT
In the previous article, “Affordable BIRT Acceleration via CoSort,” we explained the nature and benefits of a new seamless integration between the SortCL big data preparation program in IRI CoSort and thus IRI Voracity and the Business Intelligence Reporting Tool (BIRT) in Eclipse. Read More
Affordable BIRT Acceleration via CoSort
Business Intelligence Reporting Tool (BIRT) is a free, open source, visual reporting platform for Eclipse, and the commercial foundation for rich analytic extensions available from Actuate. Read More
Master Data Management with Git
Master Data Management (MDM) is a strategic enterprise information management (EIM) life cycle initiative designed to foster the consistency and accurate maintenance of master (or reference) data. Read More
Using the Offline Reorg Wizard
As database table and index sizes increase, data becomes more fragmented and query response slows. To improve database operating efficiency, regular table reorganization is required. See this article explaining why reorgs matter and the material below detailing the wizard’s use. Read More
Just How Fast is ODBC? A “Loaded” Comparison.
The Opening Question
ODBC gets a bad rap for speed sometimes … but should it? You’d think from what’s posted online that ODBC is intrinsically slow:
Microsoft disagrees in the case of SQL Server. Read More
CLF and ELF Web Log Processing
This article is second in a 3-part series on CLF and ELF web log data. We previously explained CLF and ELF web log formats, and now introduce IRI solutions for manipulating and using web log data. Read More
Metadata Management: Asset Security in Git (Part 4 of…
This article is fourth in a 4-part series on managing metadata assets in IRI Workbench using Git. It focuses on the security of your metadata. Other articles in the series cover the use of Git as a metadata asset hub, for version control, and for tracking metadata lineage. Read More
Metadata Management: Lineage Tracking in Git (Part 3 of…
This article is third in a 4-part series on managing metadata assets using Git version control for metadata in the IRI Workbench GUI. It focuses on the tracking of job script histories for the benefit of metadata lineage analysis. Read More