Investigate, cleanse and manage quality data
IBM® InfoSphere® QualityStage® allows you to investigate, cleanse and manage your data to gain more value from information assets. It helps you create and maintain consistent views of key entities including customers, vendors, locations and products. InfoSphere QualityStage delivers quality data to support a range of enterprise initiatives such as business intelligence, data warehousing, legacy consolidation and master data management.
InfoSphere QualityStage features:
- Quality data provides capabilities including data profiling, standardization, probabilistic matching and data enrichment.
- Centralized platform offers unified installation, deployment and source control for integrated data quality and transformation functions.
- Support for information governance helps enable the delivery of consistent, accurate and trusted information.
Quality data
- Offers a single set of standardization, cleansing, matching and survivorship rules executed in batch, near real time or as a web service.
- Uses probabilistic matching algorithms to match data elements and discover relationships among them.
- Performs character-level analysis to help uncover anomalous and buried data before transforming it for database loading.
- Matches customer, vendor, product and location data based on your organization’s business rules, enabling a consistent view.
- Processes global data on a massively scalable, parallel platform for high performance.
Centralized platform
- Provides a graphical user interface to help ease data quality rule design and enable fine tuning.
- Shares capabilities with IBM InfoSphere Information Server including metadata, data monitoring, profiling and transformation.
- Offers worldwide address standardization verification and enrichment capabilities including postal certification modules for the United States, Canada and Australia.
- Supports several languages: English, Chinese (simplified and traditional), Japanese, Korean, Spanish, Portuguese (Brazil), Italian, German and French.
Support for information governance
- Offers rigorous, scientific justification of matching as well as simplified auditing and validation.
- Provides reporting and metrics that yield intelligence about your data and support quality assurance.
- Helps ensure that information is consistently defined and understood.
InfoSphere QualityStage resources
- White paper: The business case for Data Quality
This paper from Bloor Research helps you understand the business benefits of a robust data quality program.
- White paper: Delivering information you can trust
Read how IBM InfoSphere Information Server for System z® can help you gain data quality and derive more value from complex, heterogeneous information.
- White paper: Successful information governance through high-quality data
Discover the advantages of cleansing, transforming and moving information consistently throughout your enterprise.
- Data sheet: IBM InfoSphere QualityStage
Learn how InfoSphere QualityStage capabilities help you investigate, cleanse and manage quality data.
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System requirements
These are minimum requirements. Evaluate and adjust these requirements for your environment.
IBM InfoSphere Information Server 8.7
| Operating System | Software | Hardware |
|---|---|---|
| AIX | AIX 6.1 AIX 7.1 Version 8.7 system requirements |
Version 8.7 system requirements |
| HP-UX | HP-UX 11i v2 on Intel Itanium HP-UX 11i v3 on Intel Itanium Version 8.7 system requirements |
Version 8.7 system requirements |
| Linux | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 on AMD processors or Intel processors (Fix Pack 1 is required) Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Advanced Platform on AMD processors or Intel processors (Fix Pack 1 is required) Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 on IBM System z (Fix Pack 1 is required) Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Advanced Platform on IBM System z (Fix Pack 1 is required) Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 on AMD or Intel processors Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.2 Advanced Platform on AMD or Intel processors Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 on IBM System z Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Advanced Platform on IBM System z SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 on AMD processors or Intel processors SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 on AMD processors or Intel processors SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 on IBM System z SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 on IBM System z Version 8.7 system requirements |
Version 8.7 system requirements |
| Solaris | Solaris 10 Version 8.7 system requirements |
Version 8.7 system requirements |
| Windows | Client: Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 Version 8.7 system requirements Server: Windows Server 2008 Version 8.7 system requirements |
Version 8.7 system requirements |
IBM InfoSphere QualityStage 8.5
| Operating System | Software | Hardware |
|---|---|---|
| AIX | AIX 5.3 AIX 6.1 AIX 7.1 Version 8.5 system requirements |
Version 8.5 system requirements |
| HP-UX | HP-UX 11i v2 on Intel Itanium HP-UX 11i v3 on Intel Itanium Version 8.5 system requirements |
Version 8.5 system requirements |
| Linux | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 on AMD processors or Intel processors (Fix Pack 1 is required) Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Advanced Platform on AMD processors or Intel processors (Fix Pack 1 is required) Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 on IBM System z (Fix Pack 1 is required) Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Advanced Platform on IBM System z (Fix Pack 1 is required) Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 on AMD or Intel processors Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Advanced Platform on AMD or Intel processors Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 on IBM System z Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Advanced Platform on IBM System z SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 on AMD processors or Intel processors SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 on AMD processors or Intel processors SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 on IBM System z SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 on IBM System z Version 8.5 system requirements |
Version 8.5 system requirements |
| Solaris | Solaris 9 Solaris 10 Version 8.5 system requirements |
Version 8.5 system requirements |
| Windows | Client: Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008 Version 8.5 system requirements Server: Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008 Version 8.5 system requirements |
Version 8.5 system requirements Version 8.5 system requirements |
IBM InfoSphere QualityStage Modules for IBM InfoSphere QualityStage 8.5, 8.7 and 9.1
For supported operating systems and disk space requirements for the InfoSphere QualityStage Modules that are supported on InfoSphere QualityStage, Version 8.5, Version 8.7 and Version 9.1, see
www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27020343
IBM InfoSphere QualityStage 8.1
| Operating System | Software | Hardware |
|---|---|---|
| AIX | AIX 5.3 and 6.1 Version 8.1 system requirements |
Version 8.1 system requirements |
| HP-UX | HP-UX 11i v2 on Intel Itanium HP-UX 11i v3 on Intel Itanium HP-UX 11i v2 on PA-RISC HP-UX 11i v3 on PA-RISC |
Version 8.1 system requirements |
| Linux | Red Hat Enterprise Linux Advanced Server 4 on AMD or Intel processors Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Advanced Platform on AMD or Intel processors Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Advanced Platform on IBM System z SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 on AMD or Intel processors SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 on IBM System z Version 8.1 system requirements |
Version 8.1 system requirements |
| Solaris | Solaris 9 and Solaris 10 Version 8.1 system requirements |
Version 8.1 system requirements |
| Windows | Client: Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2003 Server: Windows Server 2003 Version 8.1 system requirements |
Version 8.1 system requirements |
IBM InfoSphere QualityStage Modules for IBM InfoSphere QualityStage 8.1
For supported operating systems and disk space requirements for the InfoSphere QualityStage Modules that are supported on InfoSphere QualityStage, Version 8.1, see http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27020355.
IBM WebSphere QualityStage Module for U.S. Address Certification 8.0.1
| Operating System | Software | Hardware |
|---|---|---|
| AIX | AIX Version 5.2, 5.3 Detailed system requirements |
Detailed system requirements |
| Linux | Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 4.0 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 on Intel x86 Detailed system requirements |
Detailed system requirements |
| Solaris | Solaris 9 and Solaris 10 Detailed system requirements |
Detailed system requirements |
| Windows | Client: Windows XP Service Pack 2, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 or Service Pack 2 Server: Windows Server 2003 (SP1 and SP2) Detailed system requirements |
Detailed system requirements |
IBM InfoSphere QualityStage 8.0
| Operating System | Software | Hardware |
|---|---|---|
| AIX | AIX Version 5.2, 5.3 See Version 8 system requirements for additional details. |
Version 8.0 system requirements |
| HP-UX | HP-UX 11i v2 on Intel Itanium HP-UX 11i v2 on PA-RISC See Version 8 system requirements for additional details. |
Version 8.0 system requirements |
| Linux | Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 4.0 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 on Intel x86 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 for IBM zSeries See Version 8 system requirements for additional details. |
Version 8.0 system requirements |
| Solaris | Sun Solaris 9, and Solaris 10 See Version 8 system requirements for additional details. |
Version 8.0 system requirements |
| Windows | Client: Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2003 Server: Windows Server 2003 See Version 8 system requirements for additional details. |
Version 8.0 system requirements |
IBM InfoSphere QualityStage for z/OS Server
| Operating System | Software | Hardware |
|---|---|---|
| z/OS | TCP/IP protocol configured between client accesses | 512 MB RAM (Recommend 1 GB) 100 MB disk space (additional space = 3x source data) |
IBM InfoSphere QualityStage Module for U.S. Address Certification 7.8
| Operating System | Software | Hardware |
|---|---|---|
| AIX | 5.1, 5.2, 5.3 TCP/IP protocol configured between client accesses |
512 MB RAM (Recommend 1 GB) 60 MB disk space (additional space = 3x source data) |
| HP-UX | 11, 11i TCP/IP protocol configured between client accesses |
512 MB RAM (Recommend 1 GB) 60 MB disk space (additional space = 3x source data) |
| Linux | Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 2.1 TCP/IP protocol configured between client accesses |
512 MB RAM (Recommend 1 GB) 60 MB disk space (additional space = 3x source data) |
| Solaris | 2.7, 2.8, 2.9 TCP/IP protocol configured between client accesses |
512 MB RAM (Recommend 1 GB) 60 MB disk space (additional space = 3x source data) |
| Windows 2000, Windows 2003, Windows XP Professional | Microsoft Windows 2000, XP, Windows Server 2003 TCP/IP protocol configured between client accesses |
512 MB RAM (Recommend 1 GB) 60 MB disk space (additional space = 3x source data) |
Server 7.5
| Operating System | Software | Hardware |
|---|---|---|
| AIX | 5.1, 5.2, 5.3 TCP/IP protocol configured between client accesses |
512 MB RAM (Recommend 1 GB) 60 MB disk space (additional space = 3x source data) |
| HP-UX | 11, 11i TCP/IP protocol configured between client accesses |
512 MB RAM (Recommend 1 GB) 60 MB disk space (additional space = 3x source data) |
| Linux | Redhat enterprise ase 2.1 TCP/IP protocol configured between client accesses |
512 MB RAM (Recommend 1 GB) 60 MB disk space (additional space = 3x source data) |
| Solaris | 2.7, 2.8, 2.9 TCP/IP protocol configured between client accesses |
512 MB RAM (Recommend 1 GB) 60 MB disk space (additional space = 3x source data) |
| TRU64 UNIX | 5.1 TCP/IP protocol configured between client accesses |
512 MB RAM (Recommend 1 GB) 60 MB disk space (additional space = 3x source data) |
| Windows 2000, Windows 2003, Windows XP Professional | Microsoft Windows 2000, XP, Windows Server 2003 TCP/IP protocol configured between client accesses |
512 MB RAM (Recommend 1 GB) 60 MB disk space (additional space = 3x source data) |
Client 7.5
| Operating System | Software | Hardware |
|---|---|---|
| Windows 2000, Windows XP Professional | Microsoft Windows 2000, XP Professional TCP/IP protocol configured access to QualityStage™ server |
One machine with Intel 32bit CPU 25 MB of RAM (Recommend 512 MB) 256 MB disk space |
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