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On the Road to Vegas! We have our passes and are ready to hit the road for Informatica World 2024! This year’s conference is hosted in the heart of Las Vegas at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino, May 20-23. Informatica World is an annual event that brings together over 2,000 experts to network, collaborate, and […]

  Macros in IICS   Informatica IICS: An expression macro is a useful technique for creating complex or repeating expressions in mappings. This makes it possible to perform computations over various fields or constants. creating a collection of related expressions so that the same computation can be done on several input fields. Steps to Use […]

On Operational projects that involves heavy data volume load on a daily basis, there’s a need to monitor the DB Disk Space availability. Over a period of time, the size grows occupying the disk space. While there are best practices to handle the size by adopting strategies of Purge for outdated data and add buffer/temp/data/log […]

Often there’s a need to monitor the OS Disk Drive Space availability with the Drive holding ETL operational files (log, cache, temp, bad files etc.). Over a period of time, the # of files grows occupying the disk space. While there are best practices to limit the # of operational files and clear them from […]

what is ETL? ETL is a process that extracts the data from different source systems, then transforms the data (like applying calculations, concatenations, etc.), and finally loads the data into the Data Warehouse system. The full form of ETL is Extract, Transform, and Load. What is a data warehouse (DW)? A Data Warehouse (DW) is […]

What is a Slowly Changing Dimension? Slowly Changing Dimension (SCD) is a dimension that allows us to store and manage both current and previous data over time in a data warehouse. It is considered and implemented as one of the most critical ETL tasks in tracking the history of dimension records. There are three types […]

Informatica World takes place May 8-11 at the Venetian Resort Las Vegas and we can’t wait to meet you there! Perficient is a proud sponsor of Informatica’s largest event, which brings together customers and partners from across the globe. Perficient is a global digital consultancy, an Informatica Platinum Enterprise Partner, and the 2022 Cloud Modernization […]

What is a Slowly Changing Dimension? A Slowly Changing Dimension (SCD) is a dimension that stores and manages both current and historical data over time in a data warehouse. It is considered and implemented as one of the most critical ETL tasks in tracking the history of dimension records. Type 1 SCDs – Overwriting In […]

What is a Data warehouse? A Data warehouse is a concept that aggregates data from different sources into a single, central, consistent data store to provide meaningful business insights. It is typically used to connect and analyze heterogeneous sources of business data. To move data from one or more sources to the data warehouse, ETL […]

Quite often, while building the Data Integration Pipeline, Performance is a critical factor. The factors below are vital for following the guidelines while working on ETL processing with Informatica PowerCenter. The following items are to be considered during ETL DEV: Pre-Requisite Checks and Analysis Basic Tuning Guidelines Additional Tuning Practices Tuning Approach Pre-Requisite Checks/Analysis  Before […]

We are excited to announce that Perficient has been awarded Informatica’s 2022 Cloud Modernization Channel Partner of the Year award. This designation represents the exceptional work of Perficient’s Informatica experts and their commitment to building a practice that delivers excellence using Informatica’s cloud modernization solutions. Cloud modernization has the power to transform businesses by optimizing […]

The Challenge in Supply Chain Let’s face it. You and your suppliers are linked together and what they do affects you. So if your supplier data is fragmented across dozens or even hundreds of systems, it’s probably costing you. What is causing these supply chain leaks? Data stored in various places like supply chain management […]