Open Source Data Integration Provider Accelerates ETL Processes for FIDM
LOS ALTOS, Calif.--(Business Wire)--
Talend today announced that the Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising
(FIDM), a private college dedicated to educating students for careers in
fashion, graphics, interior design and entertainment industries, has chosen the
Smart i Appliance-powered by Talend Integration Suite`s Extract, Transform, Load
(ETL) tool-to boost its business intelligence (BI) capabilities. The Smart i
Appliance, a collaboration between Talend, Key Information Systems, Systech
Solutions and IBM, is a plug-and-play BI appliance based on IBM`s System i
(AS/400) platform. Under the terms of the agreement, FIDM uses Talend`s
transformation components-such as mapping, normalizing, sorting and
aggregating-to cleanse, transform and load data into a new data warehouse.
"FIDM executives need to access up-to-date, reliable data from our systems to be
able to make key business decisions," said Roxanne Reynolds-Lair, chief
information officer, FIDM. "Talend`s tool within the Smart i Appliance expedited
our ETL processing, making it two to three times faster than before. This is a
huge benefit for us, and it enables our team to retrieve accurate, timely
reports that make a significant business impact."
FIDM`s previous ETL tool often experienced failed data transitions, proving it
to be unreliable, leaving the organization`s CFO with day-old data and manual
calculations. In addition, the support for the solution was lacking due to the
vendor`s overseas location. When FIDM needed to expand its BI reporting
functionality and make data processes more efficient, it turned to the Smart i
Appliance, which includes Talend`s ETL tool running native on the IBM i. FIDM
uses Talend to extract and load data as well as integrate all Talend jobs and
control the overall data process flow. With Talend, FIDM`s BI reports are
available much earlier, without any manual interface. In turn, updated
information gathered through the system provides executives with accurate and
timely reports, enabling them to make better informed business decisions.
"We are very excited to work with FIDM on its Smart i project. It truly
leverages the benefits of Talend Integration Suite--an open, user-friendly
solution that can make data processes more efficient for the leading fashion
institution," said Vincent Pineau, Talend`s vice president and general manager,
Americas. "Organizations such as FIDM need consistent information in order to
make strategic decisions. This is another example of how companies across any
vertical industry can benefit from a scalable, cost-effective and
enterprise-class data integration platform such as Talend."
For implementation of the Smart i Appliance, FIDM relies on Systech Solutions, a
business intelligence solutions provider and Talend partner. Systech, one of the
leading U.S. professional services firms delivering customer-focused business
intelligence solutions, entered a strategic partnership within the Talend
Alliance Program in early 2008. As a part of the agreement, Systech leverages
Talend`s software to help develop and implement robust solutions for clients
with extensive data integration needs.
About Talend
Talend is the recognized market leader in open source data integration. More
than 800 paying customers around the globe, including Yahoo!, Virgin Mobile,
Sony and Swiss Life, use the Talend Integration Suite of products and services
to optimize the costs of data integration, ETL and data quality. With more than
five million lifetime downloads and one million core product downloads, Talend`s
solutions are the most widely used and deployed data integration solutions in
the world. The company has major offices in North America, Europe and Asia, and
a global network of technical and services partners. For more information,
please visit http://www.talend.com.
Talend
Yves de Montcheuil
press@talend.com
or
Schwartz Communications
Avi Dines and Samantha Sok, 781-684-0770
talend@schwartz-pr.com
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