The Composite Information Server forms the core of the Composite Data Virtualization Platform.
At build time, developers use the Composite Information Server’s two, easy-to-use development environments (Studio and Designer) with automated code generators, to create high-quality, semantically meaningful, standards-compliant views and data services. Rich tools enable complex federation and transformation functions. Standard adapters simplify access and publication development activities. And the Manager controls security, metadata, source code and more.
At run time, the Composite Information Server’s query engine – the data virtualization performance leader – securely queries, accesses, federates, abstracts and delivers data to consuming business solutions on demand. Multiple caching options provide additional speed and flexibility.
Composite Information Server Architecture
Capabilities
- Query Engine – Run and optimize queries across multiple data sources and data formats.
- Caching – Support view and procedural caching.
- Data Access – Access data from diverse sources.
- Data Publishing - Publish data to consuming applications via standards.
- Metadata Repository – Store metadata of all resources, such as data sources, views, and procedures.
Dual development environment for implementation flexibility and agility. Designer is based on Eclipse for Web services, contract-first development. Studio is database-centric for the data project team members.
Advantages
- Usability – Graphical development and management environments are easy to learn and intuitive to use.
- Performance – Dozens of query optimization techniques and algorithms are applied automatically.
- Flexibility – Deployable for a wide range of use cases and solutions that require data integration, data access, data abstraction, and more.
