How it’s used
Transformation and quality
Turn raw data into quality info, fast
Quickly transform large amounts of raw data from any format, complexity or size into consumable, quality information.
Real-time data
Simplify real-time data integration
Detect unknown data incidents earlier, resolve them faster and deliver reliable and readily consumable data.
Data governance
Simplify data governance and maintain privacy
Understand and govern all enterprise data to manage risk and accelerate insights.
Virtualized data
Break down data silos
Get a single view of data across different data types and sources without data movement and in a secure, governed fashion.
Data observability
Deliver reliable data
Detect unknown data incidents earlier, resolve them faster and deliver trustworthy data.
Benefits of data integration
Democratize data access
Empower data consumers to get the data needed for the task at hand.
Automate with AI
Accelerate delivery and reduce TCO with AI-powered automation of tasks.
Eliminate data silos
Ingest data from applications regardless of where data resides in the data fabric — on-premises, the cloud or hybrid.
Make trusted data available
Improve performance and quality. Get swift and reliable insights while reducing storage and egress costs.
Check out low-cost Express options for data fabric use cases
Capabilities
Empower with self-service
Enable users to find, collaborate and access high-quality data.
Make trusted data available
Embed governance by using data policies to maximize performance and data quality, while minimizing storage and egress costs.
Automate intelligently
Automate complex data management tasks and universally discover, integrate, catalog, secure and govern data.
Proactive data observability
The Databand proactive data observability platform helps you monitor and control the quality of your data.
Get the trial at no cost
Integrate data across any cloud using a data fabric.
Data integration included solutions
Use IBM Cloud Pak for Data to build data integration solutions into your data fabric.
IBM DataStage
Get flexible and near real-time data integration, both on prem and on the cloud with a scalable ETL platform.
IBM Data Replication
Real-time synchronization between data stores, supporting real-time insights and actions
IBM Watson® Query
Break down data silos and speed queries with data virtualization to query any data, any where.
IBM Databand
Continuously observe data processes and pipelines to detect incidents as they occur.
IBM Watson Knowledge Catalog
Activate business-ready data for AI and analytics with intelligent cataloging, backed by active metadata and policy management.
News and events
Resources
The Data Differentiator: A guide for leaders
Explore the strategic steps to design and implement a data strategy that drives business advantage.
Gartner® 2022 Magic Quadrant™
Discover why IBM is named a Leader for the 17th year in a row in the 2022 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Data Integration Tools.
Data integration ebook
Learn how you can deliver trusted data from disparate data sources.
Application integration versus data integration
Understand the key differences and how to make your data more accessible and functional.
Five steps to jumpstart your data integration journey
Learn the five steps an analyst at a fictitious company would take to be successful in their data integration project using IBM DataStage on IBM Cloud Pak for Data.
Deployment options
Data integration on IBM Cloud Pak for Data as a Service
Begin building your data fabric architecture in the cloud.
ELT Pushdown Express on IBM Cloud Pak for Data Software
On-prem customers, quick start your data fabric architecture with our express solutions.
Next steps
Footnotes
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