ODI vs Integration InterConnect

Question

For designing, implementing and managing interfaces between heterogenous database systems, can someone describe the difference between these two technologies? i.e. the market scenarios each targets, as they seem to overlap.

Answer 1

Hello,
I have a good knowledge of Oracle Data Integrator and the Fusion Middleware stack. Forgive me if I am not completely accurate in my analysis of Integration Interconnect.
My understanding is:
- Both products work to integrate heterogeneous data systems. I think this is the common point.
- Integration Interconnect is part of OracleAS. It provides event-driven integration in a hub-a-spoke model, with simple transformations. It relies on Oracle AS and uses XML as the key format.
- Data Integrator is part of Fusion Middleware. It provides data, events, and service oriented integration, with an ELT architecture (that is : code generation and using existing databases as the transformation engines).
IMHO, Integration Interconnect is suitable for integrating small volumes of data (trickle-feed) when you have OracleAS, whereas Oracle Data Integrator is better for integrating large volumes of data (batch) when you need complex transformations.
I think that Integration Interconnect is closer to Oracle ESB. ESB seems to be more complex and comprehensive than Integration Interconnect.
Best,
FX