Co-authors: James Cho, Katie Le
In the ever-evolving landscape of data-driven enterprises, the need for robust, efficient, and real-time data integration solutions has never been more critical. Organizations today face the challenge of managing massive volume of data across diverse sources, and the key to staying ahead lies in harnessing the power of cutting-edge technologies. IBM Data Synchronization Community Edition, a free-to-use single node Docker container, with its emphasis on Data Replication, Data Integration, and Full synchronization, emerges as a game-changer, offering an easy-to-use, high-performance data integration tool designed to meet the demands of the modern data environment.
What is IBM Data Synchronization Community Edition?
IBM Data Synchronization Community Edition is a free-to-use, single node Docker container, high performance data integration tool which is easy-to-use, that supports real-time and offline data synchronization of massive data out of the box. It combines the features of Apache SeaTunnel and IBM Carbon UI to create a perfect data integration tool for the users. It is a standout solution for enterprises or users seeking to navigate the complexities of modern data management. IBM Data Synchronization Community Edition comes out as a one-step solution for your data integration and data synchronization needs.
NOTE: Currently, IBM Data Synchronization Community Edition is supported on Windows and MacOs platforms only.
Features of IBM Data Synchronization Community Edition
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User-friendly interface: It provides intuitive user interface design and drag-and-drop features to allow all type of users at all skill levels to quickly build and simplify data pipelines.
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Easy deployment and use: It is docker containerized for single action provisioning by single docker run command or single docker desktop click in seconds.
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Parallelized high performance: It excels in real-time and offline synchronization of massive data with millions of data objects against petabytes of data.
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Supports hundreds of out-of-the-box connectors and Connectors API: It supports hundreds of out-of-the-box connectors and developers can use Connector-APIs to create their own connectors and integrate them with the tool.
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Addressing common challenges in data integration: Whether dealing with disparate data sources, ensuring data accuracy, or managing the complexities of synchronization, it provides solutions that streamline these processes.
How to install IBM Data Synchronization Community Edition for free
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The first step is to pull the IBM Data Synchronization Community Edition docker image from DockerHub for free. The detailed instructions for the same are available on the Dockerhub here.
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After setting up the Docker image on your system, open the web UI and login with credentials admin/admin.
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Add datasource for source or sink by choosing from one of the various connectors. You can add your own connectors as well.
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Create an IBM Data Synchronization task using Data Synchronization canvas and run the job.
(See this detailed article for more details about how to run a job using UI or command line)
Link to the Apache SeaTunnel tool: https://seatunnel.apache.org/docs/2.3.3/about
Conclusion
IBM Data Synchronization Community Edition is a next generation, high performance, data integration tool that helps organizations quickly build and simplify data pipelines with its intuitive, easy-to-use user interface, solve common challenges in data integration and data synchronization, and accelerate the time to get their data where they need. Download Docker image today and try it out for free.