Exit [ DataStage ] - and retain its business processes
Exit [ DataStage ] - and retain its business processes When we talk about leaving DataStage (or another ETL tool), we often think of "technical migration." While this is certainly a thorny issue, it's an oversimplification. In reality, the real challenge lies (primarily) elsewhere. In simplified terms, DataStage (or other ETL tools) contains two essential elements at the heart of a company's collective intelligence: Data that we will call " information assets" , Transformation flows that carry business rules and transform this data, which we will call "functional assets" . The risk of a poorly prepared migration is simple: We will change tools… but we will lose or degrade all the intelligence built up over a long period in business processes. Mapping the data and transformations The first step is therefore to offer everyone the opportunity to understand ...