Daman Incorporated: Ascential DataStage

<BODY TEXT="black" BGCOLOR="white" LINK="#006666" ALINK="#003333" VLINK="#009999" background="../../images/bk_teal_corp.gif"> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="611"> <tr> <td width="149" valign="TOP"> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="138"> <tr> <td colspan="2"><img src="../../images/clearpixel.gif" width="12" height="10" align="BOTTOM" border="0"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><a href="../solutions_org.html" target="_top"><img src="../../images/but_sol_org0.gif" width="138" height="35" align="BOTTOM" alt="Data Warehousing" border="0"></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><a href="../mda/olap_overview.htm" target="_top"><img src="../../images/but_sol_mda0.gif" width="138" height="35" align="BOTTOM" alt="Multi-dimensional Analysis" border="0"></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><a href="../ebusiness/ebusiness.htm" target="_top"><img src="../../images/but_sol_port0.gif" width="138" height="35" align="BOTTOM" alt="Portal and Web-enabled Solutions" border="0"></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><a href="../solutions_mov.html" target="_top"><img src="../../images/but_sol_ei0.gif" width="138" height="35" border="0" alt="Enterprise Integration"></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="17"><img src="../../images/clearpixel.gif" width="17" height="1" align="BOTTOM" border="0"></td> <td width="121"><img src="../../images/clearpixel.gif" width="121" height="1" align="BOTTOM" border="0"></td> </tr> </table> <div align="RIGHT"> <p></p> </div> </td> <td width="12"> </td> <td valign="TOP" colspan="3"> <p><a name="to top"></a><b><font color="#006666" face="Verdana, Helvetica, Arial">Infrastructure to Support Deployment of DataStage® Solutions</font></b><br> <br> <font size="1" face="Verdana,Arial,Helvetica">DataStage is a powerful technology that, if correctly deployed, can revolutionize the manner in which data movement processes are developed and deployed across an enterprise. Its key benefits include:</font></p> <ul> <li type="disc"><font face="Verdana,Arial,Helvetica" size="1">A dramatic increase in efficiency in the development of data movement processes - from complex to simple, achieved in part through the use of vendor-supplied functionality and through the development of reusable components and a standardized architecture;</font> <li type="disc"><font face="Verdana,Arial,Helvetica" size="1">A dramatic decrease in maintenance and administration burden, achieved in part by using metadata to drive parameterized jobs.</font> </ul> <font size="1" face="Verdana,Arial,Helvetica">In order for an enterprise to achieve such benefits, it is critical to establish both an infrastructure and process that supports the following: Multi-user development and maintenance; Multi-project development and maintenance; Reusable components; Version control; Metadata management.<br> </font> <p><font size="1" face="Verdana,Arial,Helvetica">Equally important is Daman's Rapid Application Development methodology supporting a multi-step effort of (1) Analysis, (2) Design, (3) Build, (4) Test, (5) Deploy, and (6) Documentation and Knowledge Transfer that optimizes the use of the DataStage tool suite along with other relevant technologies to develop a complete data movement solution.<br> </font></p> <p></p> <p><b><font size="1" color="#003333" face="Verdana,Arial,Helvetica">Take the First Step towards Leveraging your Investment<br> </font></b></p> <p><font size="1" face="Verdana,Arial,Helvetica">Daman initiates an engagement with a quick review of the client's environment to define the best approach, infrastructure and process for solution delivery. The following are evaluated: </font></p> <ul> <li type="disc"><font face="Verdana,Arial,Helvetica" size="1"><b><i>Objectives and Requirements</i></b><br> </font><font face="Verdana,Arial,Helvetica" size="1">We document the Business and Information Technology objectives and requirements, including the client's business, computing environment, and relevant constraints.<br> </font> <li type="disc"><font face="Verdana,Arial,Helvetica" size="1"><b><i>Source/Target Platforms</i></b><br> </font><font face="Verdana,Arial,Helvetica" size="1">Source and target host processing capacity, operating systems, disk storage capacity, available network connectivity and capacity, and available batch processing windows.<br> </font> <li type="disc"><font face="Verdana,Arial,Helvetica" size="1"><b><i>Development, Testing, Maintenance and Production Standards</i></b><br> </font><font face="Verdana,Arial,Helvetica" size="1">Client standards and requirements for development, testing, maintenance, and promotion of solution to production.<br> </font> <li type="disc"><font face="Verdana,Arial,Helvetica" size="1"><b><i>Source/Target Systems and Data</i></b><br> </font><font face="Verdana,Arial,Helvetica" size="1">Includes: (1) a business assessment of database models, relationships, and data elements, (2) identification of key processes and data, (3) determination of data summarization and granularity requirements, (4) current and expected data volumes, and (5) definition and review of critical business rules.<br> </font> </ul> <p></p> <p><b><font size="1" color="#003333" face="Verdana,Arial,Helvetica">Designing and Establishing the Infrastructure<br> </font></b></p> <p><font size="1" face="Verdana,Arial,Helvetica">Based on the review defined above, <b>key design and infrastructure recommendations</b> are made regarding: </font></p> <ul> <li type="disc"><font face="Verdana,Arial,Helvetica" size="1">Required DataStage PACKs (DataStage Packaged Application Connectivity Kits) and flavors (including need for Parallel Extender)<br> </font> <li type="disc"><font face="Verdana,Arial,Helvetica" size="1">Need for functionality enhancements and related needs for custom stages, custom PACKs<br> </font> <li type="disc"><font face="Verdana,Arial,Helvetica" size="1">Reusable components using DataStage jobs/ routines, Universe Basic code or the use of shared containers<br> </font> <li type="disc"><font face="Verdana,Arial,Helvetica" size="1">The need for help utilities such as for testing, logging, status reporting etc.<br> </font> <li type="disc"><font face="Verdana,Arial,Helvetica" size="1">Definition of templates, naming conventions and parameters<br> </font> <li type="disc"><font face="Verdana,Arial,Helvetica" size="1">Configuration of DataStage Project(s) with Daman pre-built functionality to support rapid development of the data movement solution<br> </font> <li type="disc"><font face="Verdana,Arial,Helvetica" size="1">Scheduling process if data movement solution is a data interface; otherwise, migration approach and process if data movement solution is a data migration<br> </font> <li type="disc"><font face="Verdana,Arial,Helvetica" size="1">Project team resources, roles and expertise requirements<br> </font> </ul> <p><font size="1" face="Verdana,Arial,Helvetica">This infrastructure then forms the basis for the successful and cost-effective roll out of all future interfaces and conversions. </font></p> <p></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="149"><img src="../../images/clearpixel.gif" width="138" height="5" align="BOTTOM" border="0"></td> <td width="12"><img src="../../images/clearpixel.gif" width="12" height="5" align="BOTTOM" border="0"></td> <td width="309"><img src="../../images/clearpixel.gif" width="309" height="5" align="BOTTOM" border="0"></td> <td width="20"><img src="../../images/clearpixel.gif" width="20" height="5" align="BOTTOM" border="0"></td> <td><img src="../../images/clearpixel.gif" width="125" height="5" align="BOTTOM" border="0"></td> </tr> </table> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="608"> <TR> <TD WIDTH="25"> </TD> <TD COLSPAN="3"> <CENTER> <P> <HR ALIGN="CENTER" SIZE="1" NOSHADE> <BR> <A HREF="../../index.html" target="_top"><FONT SIZE="1">home</FONT></A><FONT SIZE="1" > | </FONT><A HREF="../../aboutus.html" target="_top"><FONT SIZE="1">about us</FONT></A><FONT SIZE="1"> | </FONT><A HREF="../../solutions.html" target="_top"><FONT SIZE="1">solutions</FONT></A><FONT SIZE="1"> | </FONT><A HREF="../../products.html" target="_top"><FONT SIZE="1">products</FONT></A><FONT SIZE="1"> | </FONT><A HREF="../../partners.html" target="_top"><FONT SIZE="1">partners</FONT></A><FONT SIZE="1"> | </FONT><A HREF="../../clients.html" target="_top"><FONT SIZE="1">clients</FONT></A><FONT SIZE="1"> | </FONT><A HREF="../../careers/home.html" target="_top"><FONT SIZE="1">careers</FONT></A><FONT SIZE="1"> | </FONT><A HREF="../../contact.html" target="_top"><FONT SIZE="1">contact us</FONT></A><FONT SIZE="1"> | </FONT><A HREF="../../search.htm" target="_top"><FONT SIZE="1">search</FONT></A><A HREF="../../sitemap.html" target="_top"><FONT SIZE="1" ><BR> </FONT></A><FONT SIZE="1"><IMG SRC="../../images/clearpixel.gif" WIDTH="1" HEIGHT="10" ALIGN="BOTTOM" BORDER="0"></FONT></CENTER> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD WIDTH="25" VALIGN="BOTTOM"> </TD> <TD WIDTH="121" VALIGN="TOP"> <P ALIGN="RIGHT"><IMG SRC="../../images/logo_sm.gif" WIDTH="120" HEIGHT="40" ALIGN="BOTTOM" BORDER="0"> </TD> <TD WIDTH="12"> </TD> >Texas</FONT><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="white">.</FONT><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#666666">78746 tel(512)329-6646,</FONT><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="white">.</FONT><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#666666">fax(512)329-0767<BR> <IMG SRC="../../images/clearpixel.gif" WIDTH="12" HEIGHT="5" ALIGN="BOTTOM" BORDER="0"><BR> </FONT><I><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#999999">© Copyright 1999-2003, Daman Incorporated. 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