Getting started with WebSphere Information Integrator

	Step 1. Read overview
	Step 2. Read Information Integrator details
	Step 3. Read more about Information Integration capabilities
	Step 4. Read about developing with Information Integrator
	Step 5. Take advantage of other educational resources

This collection of material introduces you to IBM's information integration products and explains how they help you integrate the diverse information across your enterprise. In addition, you will find materials to help you begin educating yourself on these products.

Read these articles for an overview of the IBM® WebSphere® Information Integrator Framework:

• IBM WebSphere Information Integrator portfolio overview
  IBM WebSphere Information Integrator provides a foundation for On Demand Business, enabling companies to have integrated, real-time access to diverse and distributed information.
  
  

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Read the following for more in-depth knowledge of functionality:

• Getting Started on Integrating Your Information
  
  
  • Section 1.3 "Overview of information integration"
  • Chapter 2. "Information integration infrastructure"
    - Sections 2.1 and 2.2
  • Chapter 3. "Logical Database Design"
  
  
  
• IBM WebSphere Information Integrator planning and sizing
  
  

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Now that you are familiar with the general concepts, read additional details about the capabilities of WebSphere Information Integrator.

• Federation:
  Read excerpts from the Federated Systems Guide
  
  
  • Section 1.3 "Overview of information integration"
  
  
  
• Replication:
  Read excerpts from the DB2 Planning reference guides
  
  Q-Replication:
  Replication and Event Publishing Reference Guide
  • Chapter 1. "Introduction to Q Replication"
  
  SQL-Replication:
  SQL Replication Guide and Reference
  • Chapter 1. "Planning for SQL Replication"
  
  
  
• Event publishing:
  Replication and Event Publishing Reference Guide
  
  
  • Chapter 2. "Introduction to Event Publishing"
  
  
  

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Learn more about leveraging WebSphere Information Integration capabilities.

• Read excerpts from the Application Developer's Guide
  • Chapter 1. "Introduction to Information Integration Development"
  
  
  
• A Cost Benefit Analysis
  
  
• Building Portals with Enterprise Information Integration Technology
  
  

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Feature tutorials:

• "Replicate data in the fast lane"
  Learn how to set up a straightforward Q replication scenario: one-way or unidirectional replication between two remote databases. As a bonus, learn how to create and use WebSphere MQ queue managers, message queues, and channels that provide the transport layer for replication.
  
  
• "Configuring IBM WebSphere Information Integrator to Access Diverse Data"
  With IBM DB2 Information Integrator, you can access and join structured and unstructured data from several data sources by using a single SQL statement. In this tutorial, learn how to set up access to the data sources from your DB2 federated database using the DB2 Control Center.
  
  

Featured Redbook:

• WebSphere Portal Server and WebSphere Information Integrator: A Synergistic Solution
  This IBM Redbook provides examples of the synergy between WebSphere Portal Server and WebSphere Information Integrator in delivering portal solutions, and will include sample portlets exploiting SQL, UDFs, JDBC, and Web Services.
  
  

Online skills and technical information:

• Training and certification
  The home base for developing skills. Find out all you need to know about getting skilled and certified.
  
  
• developerWorks Information Management zone
  Access our vast library of information on database, analysis, and enterprise content management, featuring articles, tutorials, white papers, tips, Q&A, Webcasts, and sample code.
  
  
• developerWorks WebSphere zone
  Technical resources for the WebSphere software development platform featuring articles, tutorials, white papers, tips, Q&A, Webcasts, and sample code.
  
  

Publications:

• IBM Information Management books
  Get the latest publications by industry experts.
  
  
• Information Management journals and newsletters
  Subscribe to DB2 Information Management periodicals.
  
  
• IBM DB2 Redbooks
  Find technical how-to guides on DB2 Information Management software.
  
  
• WebSphere Software books
  Get the latest publications by industry experts.
  
  
• WebSphere Forums and Community
  Get involved in the WebSphere community by participating in discussion forums and newsgroups.
  
  
• IBM WebSphere Redbooks
  Find technical how-to guides on WebSphere software.
  
  

User groups

• International DB2 users group (IDUG)
  Connect with a community of other developers.
  
  

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