Feature differences between Data Fabric experience and stand-alone offerings on IBM Software Hub
Data Fabric experience includes capabilities that are also available as individual service offerings on IBM Software Hub plus a set of extra features that exist only within the Data Fabric experience.
The Data Fabric experience consolidates all capabilities into a single, integrated experience that reduces complexity compared to managing separate deployments. Another benefit of using Data Fabric experience is the RU pricing model. Teams can adjust which capabilities they use by reallocating their Resource Units (RUs) as requirements change. As a result, they can shift capacity between different integration functions without modifying their license configuration.
Feature differences for watsonx.data integration
Watsonx.data integration on IBM Software Hub includes the tools that work together to enable multiple integration styles (batch, real-time, and streaming) within a single environment. It also includes the following advanced capabilities that are offered only as part of the bundle but not as stand-alone capabilities:
- Data Observability to observe your DataStage jobs and create alerts to notify you when a data integration process encounters errors or behaves differently than you expect.
- Unstructured Data Integration to ingest, transform, and enrich unstructured data from diverse sources.
The following tools are integrated as part of watsonx.data integration:
- StreamSets
- Data Replication
- DataStage
- Data Observability
- Unstructured Data Integration
DataStage differences
The DataStage tool included in IBM watsonx.data integration and the DataStage product offering on IBM Software Hub provide common functionality. However, they differ in the following key ways:
| Capabilities | Watsonx.data integration capability | DataStage Enterprise for Cloud Pak for Data | DataStage Enterprise Plus for Cloud Pak for Data |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unified control plane | ✓ | ||
| Data cleansing and enrichment | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Data quality validation and monitoring | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Data specification mapping | ✓ | ✓ |
StreamSets differences
The StreamSets tool included in IBM watsonx.data integration and the IBM StreamSets Cartridge on IBM Software Hub provide common functionality. However, they differ in the following key ways:
| Capabilities | Watsonx.data integration capability | IBM StreamSets Cartridge |
|---|---|---|
| Unified control plane | ✓ | |
| Job failover | ✓ | |
| Job sequences | ✓ |
Data Replication differences
The Data Replication tool included in IBM watsonx.data integration and the IBM Data Replication Cartridge on IBM Software Hub provide common functionality. However, they differ in the following key ways:
| Capabilities | Watsonx.data integration capability | IBM Data Replication Cartridge (Cloud Pak for Data) |
|---|---|---|
| Unified control plane | ✓ | |
| Mainframe support | ✓ | |
| Metadata integration | Integrated with watsonx metadata | Integrated with Cloud Pak for Data metadata services |
| Security and governance integration | Cloud Pak for Data governance and lakehouse policies | Cloud Pak for Data security, IAM, governance |
| Microsoft SQL Server data source | ✓ |
Feature differences for watsonx.data intelligence
Watsonx.data intelligence on IBM Software Hub includes the capabilities that work together to enable seamless integration of data discovery, cataloging, quality, governance, lineage, and data product sharing for delivering high quality, trusted data to end users within a single environment.
The following capabilities are integrated as part of watsonx.data intelligence:
- Data Governance and Catalog
- Data Quality
- Data Lineage
- Data Product Hub
Data Governance and Catalog differences
The Data Governance and Catalog capabilities that are included in IBM watsonx.data intelligence, IBM Knowledge Catalog (included in Cloud Pak for Data Enterprise Edition), and the IBM Knowledge Catalog Premium Cartridge on IBM Software Hub provide common functionality. However, they differ in the following key ways:
| Capabilities | watsonx.data intelligence | IBM Knowledge Catalog | IBM Knowledge Catalog Premium Cartridge |
|---|---|---|---|
| AI search | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Data Privacy (Masking flow) | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Glossary generation with generative AI | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Metadata enrichment with generative AI | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Unstructured data governance | ✓ |
Data Quality differences
The Data Quality capabilities that are included in IBM watsonx.data intelligence, IBM Knowledge Catalog (included in Cloud Pak for Data Enterprise Edition), and the IBM Knowledge Catalog Premium Cartridge on IBM Software Hub provide common functionality. However, they differ in the following key ways:
| Capabilities | watsonx.data intelligence | IBM Knowledge Catalog | IBM Knowledge Catalog Premium Cartridge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auto-generated data quality checks based on: • Profiling • Business terms • Relationships |
✓ | ✓ | |
| Generation of data quality rules from natural language input (gen AI capability) | ✓ | ✓ |
Data Lineage differences
The Data Lineage capabilities that are included IBM watsonx.data intelligence and the IBM Manta Data Lineage stand-alone product offering on IBM Software Hub provide common functionality. However, they differ in the following key ways:
| Capabilities | watsonx.data intelligence | IBM Manta Data Lineage (stand-alone) |
|---|---|---|
| Data quality information on the lineage graph | ✓ | |
| Show additional asset metadata: • Alternative asset and column names • Assigned business terms |
✓ |
Business data lineage is available only with MANTA Automated Data Lineage on IBM Software Hub.
Data Product Hub differences
The Data Product Hub capabilities that are included IBM watsonx.data intelligence and the IBM Data Product Hub stand-alone product offering on IBM Software Hub provide the same functionality.