Pass Summit 2009 Presentation

www.expressor-software.com
PASS Summit
November 2 – 5, 2009

expressor software
smart, fast, affordable data integration software
burlington, ma based DI vendor funded by premier VC investors
led by experienced management team
technical founders have very strong data warehousing and DI background
shipping expressor version 2.1
smart semanticstm
breakthrough scalability
total lifecycle management
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smart semantics™
integration design is decoupled from physical environment
analyst can define multiple (target-centric) rules for each business definition
rules are 100% reusable across projects
ships with over 10,000 business terms
intelligent business definition learning
expressordrawing
if part number begins with “384” then ship type is “Fedex”
reusable
businessrules
semantic integration
common
business
definitions
semantic (metadata)
rationalization
part_#
part_#
rdbms
rdbms
part_number
part_number
semantic
dictionary
data warehouse
part_no
pnum
cobol copybook
expressorrepositor
xml file
expressor significantly shortens dev time and effort
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expressor software
expressor named a “2009 cool vendor” by Gartner!
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breakthrough scalability
optimized, parallel processing engine with small footprint
batch and real-time processing
processes terabytes of data per hour
processes complex / hierarchical data types
supports structured & semi-structured data
flexible deployment across Windows, Linux and UNIX computers
connectors to wide range of data sources
expressor processor
image
channel
channel
image
network
network
channel
channel
channel
channel
channel-based parallel partitioning
data stores /
applications
data stores /
applications
expressor engine outperforms leading DI platforms
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total lifecycle management
role-based, collaborative environment
unified, semantic metadata repository with built-in version control
project staging, deployment and rollback
simultaneous project development
common business vocabulary and rules bridge business and IT
development and runtime reporting
expressor allows you
to manage and monitor
the entire project
lifecycle
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case study: American Tower
challenge
solution
results

complex data transformations completed in a single process
data loading times cut in half
existing development team delivers enterprise-level ETL capabilities
data warehouse performance too slow
SSIS’ limitations require complex data transformations to be executed as stored procedures in SQL Server
several hours to load 200GB
leverage expressor’s powerful parallel data processing engine and flexible datascript scripting language to handle complex data transformations
use expressor’s familiar, Microsoft-based tools to minimize disruption to technical teams and IT infrastructure

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expressor semantic data integration systemtm

ftp
odbc
xml files
SAS
rdbms incl. SQL Server
flat files
messaging queues
Swift
EDI
time series
WSDL
SAP IDOC
LDAP

integrator
role-based tools suite
data stores /
applications
Windows XP/Vista/7, Linux, Unix
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expressor initiator
import terms and definitions from external sources
define and edit semantic definitions and terms in bulk
assign subject areas and meta-types to multiple definitions in a single operation
save, share, and review work in progress
synchronize data with expressorrepositor
initiator - a .NET application
copyright © 2009 expressor software corporation confidential and proprietary
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expressor administrator
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used by data architects, data stewards, and project managers
used to set up projects, manage personnel assignments, perform semantic rationalization tasks, update reporting database, and create expressor images and network descriptions
tightly integrated with expressorrepositor
administrator – an IE-based project setup & management application

expressor constructor
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targeted at data steward and analyst
tool enables analyst to define and test target-centric business rules
all test cases are stored in repository for future use
rules expressed in expressordatascripttm language
also allows a data steward to rationalize data field names to common business definitions
constructor - a Microsoft Excel-based application

expressor illustrator
targeted at ETL developers
provides complete set of operators incl. join, transform, sort, and partition
data processing logic implemented graphically
highly complex algorithms can be defined using expressordatascripttm
allows to define new business rules
previously defined business rules can be directly utilized within an expressor drawing
drawings and business rules are stored in expressorrepositor
provides remote execution of drawings
illustrator - a Microsoft Visio-based application
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expressor datascripttm
based on open source Lua scripting language
powerful, concise, and extensible language
datascript extends Lua with additional expressor-specific functions
provides common scripting language across platforms
developers can use datascript to convert unconventional external metadata into image descriptions
powerful way to integrate expressor with external scheduling systems
seamless integration with external scripts written in datascript
illustrator datascript editor
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why expressor – comparison with SSIS
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expressoreval edition
www.expressor-software.com/eval-edition.htm
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smart. ultrafast. affordable.data integration software
www.expressor-software.com
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