Introduction
TIBCO® Data Virtualization (TDV) is data virtualization software that lets you integrate data quickly and cost effectively. With TDV, you can build and manage virtualized views and data services that access, transform, and deliver the data your business requires to accelerate revenue, reduce costs, lessen risk, and improve compliance. TDV is:
• Fast and Economical – Integrate data reliably at a fraction of the time, cost, and rigidity of physical warehousing and ETL. Evolve rapidly when requirements change.
• Immediate – Deliver data as needed, using advanced performance optimization algorithms and fine-grained security.
• Business-friendly – Transform native IT structures and syntax into easy-to-understand, IT-curated data sets sharable through a self-service business directory.
• Wide-ranging – Access data from distributed data sources including traditional enterprise, big data, cloud, and IoT. Use it across myriad analytics, self-service, business intelligence and transactional applications.
• Enterprise Grade – Support multiple lines of business, hundreds of projects and thousands of users.
The following topics are discussed in this chapter: