Learning Informatica PowerCenter 9.x - Couverture souple

Malewar, Rahul

 
9781782176480: Learning Informatica PowerCenter 9.x

Synopsis

If you wish to deploy Informatica in enterprise environments and make a career in data warehousing, then this book is for you. Whether you are a developer who's new to Informatica or an experienced professional, you will learn all the features of Informatica. Basic knowledge of programming and data warehouse concepts is essential.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

Learn the art of extracting data from disparate systems, integrating it using the leading data integration platform, and creating intelligent data centers for your business

About This Book

  • Learn the functionalities of each component in the Informatica PowerCenter tool and deploy them to accomplish executive reporting using logical data stores
  • Learn the core features of Informatica PowerCenter tool along with its administration and architectural aspects
  • Develop skills to extract data and efficiently utilize it with the help of world's most widely used integration tool, and make a promising career in Informatica PowerCenter

Who This Book Is For

If you wish to deploy Informatica in enterprise environments and make a career in data warehousing, then this book is for you. Whether you are a developer who's new to Informatica or an experienced professional, you will learn all the features of Informatica. Basic knowledge of programming and data warehouse concepts is essential.

What You Will Learn

  • Install the components of the Informatica PowerCenter tool and customize the user account
  • Learn more about various graphical interface screens in Informatica
  • Work on various sections of the tool, such as navigator, toolbar, workspace, control panel, and so on
  • Leverage basic and advanced utilities, such as debugger, target load plan, and incremental aggregation to process data
  • Implement data warehousing concepts such as schemas and SCDs using Informatica
  • Migrate various components such as sources and targets to another region using the Designer and Repository Manager screens
  • Enhance code performance using the tips such as pushdown optimization and partitioning

In Detail

Informatica PowerCenter provides the perfect platform to utilize and leverage business data. It allows you to easily, conveniently, and efficiently work on different types of data.

This book covers functionality such as creating/importing source and target, identifying errors, and debugging your mapping through a series of comprehensive tutorials. Besides learning about types of Slowly Changing Dimensions (SCDs), you will learn to create and link workflows. As you progress, exhaustive knowledge of transformations and techniques to create folders, migrate code, and optimize system performance will be explored in detail.

The step-by-step approach and adoption of real-time scenarios will guide you through effectively accessing all core functionalities offered by Informatica PowerCenter.

Biographie de l'auteur

Rahul Malewar

Rahul Malewar has been working with various data warehousing tools for the past 8 years, mainly with Informatica PowerCenter. He has worked on various versions of Informatica PowerCenter, starting from Version 8.1 to the latest 9.x. He has worked for various MNCs in India, such as UST Global, Cognizant Technology Solutions, and Principal Financial Group in Pune. He has worked on the implementation of a data warehouse involving Informatica for Fortune 500 MNCs, such as Wellpoint and Principal. He has experience of working on multiple real-time projects in a couple of MNCs and utilized these skills to write this book. He has been running his own training center named Learnwell Technocraft (www.dw-learnwell.com) since 2010, where they provide training on more than 25 data warehousing technologies over classroom, corporate, and online sessions. He has also written a blog on data warehousing concepts. At the time of writing, he has provided training to more than 1,200 candidates, ranging from freshers to professionals with 20 years of experience. He is also the director of a software firm named Gut Lernen Technocraft Pvt. Ltd.; the company works on data warehousing and mobile-related projects. He provides free assistance on Informatica installation-related issues and other technical issues for which he can be contacted at info@dw-learnwell.com.

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