Information Server Essentials

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Description:

This course is focused on the Information Server V8x product suite functionality. The course will discuss the core products that can be part of the Information Server architecture. For these products, the course will demonstrate using their core functionality.

Current products discussed in Information Server Essentials are:

• Business Glossary
• Information Analyzer
• Information Services Director
• DataStage
• QualityStage
• Federation Server

Note: This course is not a substitute for product specific courses such as DX444, DX741, and DX711.

Audience:

This basic course intents to give Project sponsors, Managers, and Architects a basic understanding of individual product functionality that can make up their implementation of Information Server V8x.

Objectives:

After completing this course, you should be able to:

• Understand the Information Server V8x product architecture
• Understand purpose and role of Business Glossary, Information Analyzer, Information Services Director, DataStage, QualityStage, and Federation Server products within Information Server.

Prerequisites:

• Knowledge of software architecture
• Usage within your organization of Information Server product.

Topics:

I. Information Server Overview and Architecture with high level demo

II. Business Glossary Introduction

• Overview of business metadata
• Business Glossary Product Overview with demo of Business Glossary functionality

III. Information Analyzer Introduction

• Overview of data profiling
• Information Analyzer Product Overview with demo of Information Analyzer functionality

IV. QualityStage and DataStage Introduction

• QualityStage Product Overview with demo of QualityStage functionality
• DataStge Product Overview with demo of DataStage functionality

V. WebSphere Federation Server Introduction

• Overview of data federation
• Federation Server Product Overview with demo of Federation Server functionality
• Federation Server database tools

VI. WebSphere Information Services Director Introduction

• Overview of SOA and Information as a Service
• Information Services Director Product Overview with demo of Information Services Director functionality

VII. Conclusion

• Review Information Server Architecture and Product Components
• Review additional Information Server Product Components such as Metadata Workbench, Rational Data Architect, FastTrack, InfoSphere CDC