I recently discovered a new approach to data integration that I find really appealing. Instead of focusing on complex data integration issues and can focus on solving the business problem using data. And, best of all, it’s free!

Traditionally, data integration applications are designed to be used in large IT infrastructures and require highly skilled technical developers for success. In today’s economy, massive volumes of complex data are available and accessible by non-technical and semi-technical users. An interesting approach from innovators, Precisely, is intended to make data integration both accessible and usable for these new stakeholders.

Data360 Analyze is the fastest way to aggregate and organize large amounts of data to uncover valuable insights across business units.  Easily access, prep and analyze quality data through its intuitive browser-based architecture.

The tools supports a variety of integration approaches – from traditional connectors to database tables, to APIs. This makes it easy to consolidate and analyze data from a variety of sources.

Advanced users can leverage Python or R to add complex functions, but many of the basics of data transformation and aggregation can be achieved using the GUI.

This is really an exciting approach – download the desktop version for free and try it for yourself!