Informatica launches big data management platform

Informatica has launched what it claims to be the company’s biggest breakthrough yet in big data – Informatica Big Data Management. The solution combines data integration, quality and governance, and security in a single offering. Amit Walia, executive vice-president and chief product officer at Informatica, said, “More than 75 percent of customers are still struggling to turn big data into value, so we are committed to helping organisations overcome the obstacles to big data success. Informatica Big Data Management is the industry’s first platform purpose-built to overcome the big data management challenges that bring so many big data projects to their knees and leave so much promise unfulfilled.” [caption id=“attachment_2179465” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] Thinkstock[/caption] The new solution enables organisations to overcome the data management challenges that are frequently at the root of big data project failures. Informatica Big Data Management also dramatically reduces the need for hand-coding and big data skill sets that are expensive and hard to come by. “Data is the lifeblood of business, and only Informatica does end-to-end data management for big data,” said Anil Chakravarthy, acting chief executive officer, Informatica. “Big data represents the next frontier of competitive differentiation, superior customer experiences and business innovation. From driving rapid project implementations to ensuring confidence in the data and the safety of sensitive information, Informatica Big Data Management empowers business and IT leadership with unparalleled automation, pre-built tools and optimized capabilities. This allows for quick experimentation and seamless, mission-critical production deployments that deliver maximum business value from big data," Chakravarthy added.