It’s a great and evolving challenge for data integration architects to form an ETL tool that could be capable of integration of the data between a selection of data sources and targets and be moderately priced. If there’s a need for such a resolution, an open source model should be considered.
In one of their press releases, Gartner made some fascinating predictions concerning open source ETL and other kinds of BI tools. Though it’s early to position open source data integration platforms on the same level with advanced proprietary solutions, the deployment of open source tools shows solid growth.
- From 2009 through 2014, MDM software markets will grow at a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 18 %, from $1.3 billion to $2.9 billion.
Data integration and MDM is a fast growing software market. The growth provides a serious business opportunity for software vendors focusing in these areas. The rapid growth of the market means that skilled MDM resources are in great demand among software and service providers. As a result, end-user organizations will struggle to adequately resource their MDM programs.
- By 2015, 10 % of packaged data management implementations will be delivered as software-as-a-service in the public Cloud.
Data integration software vendors will seek to leverage Cloud computing. Once organizations gain additional experience with the public and private Clouds, the early adopters will seek to achieve the same advantages with a wider range of software, as well as packaged MDM solutions.
- Through 2015, 66 percent of organizations that initiate an MDM program will struggle to demonstrate the business value of it.
A range of open source projects are capable of performing more than one ETL function. The technical features of these projects are less different than similar.