Data Integration Tools and How to Choose the Right One
Data integration is the activity of combining data from various sources to get a unified and overall view of the database. It helps users to query and control all data from one single point or interface, perform analytics and generate reports and statistics. This integration is not an automatic process. You will have to use specific data integration products or platforms that will perfectly match your needs. The objective of these products is to cleanse, transform, and map the data and control the integration flow itself. With huge volumes of data coming from local software-based “batch” sources or web-based streaming sources, data integration forms a vital component in overall data analytics strategy. Several factors determine the right data integration tool. • Size of the Enterprise – With the growth of data the complexity of a data integration strategy too will increase. There will be more streams and web-based data sources and hence a tool be selected that can simultaneously scal