Data Discovery Functional Layer
Discover and profile the data ecosystem with this product
In this layer the software scans repositories of data assets in the systems environment. The Data Discovery layer provides companies with a broad set of capabilities to scan and inventory their data landscape. Using these applications, organizations can perform the following tasks.
- Scan the data environment (structured data, un-structured data and Hadoop file system)
- Create and populate a Metadata Repository that can be searched by business and technical users
Modules:
| Category | Sub-category | Modules | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Structured Data | Networked Databases | Connection Manager | Connects to relational data sources |
| Structured Data | Networked Databases | DB Crawler | Scanner for relational data sources |
| Structured Data | Desktop Databases | Access File Scanner | Scanner for Microsoft Access files |
| Structured Data | Desktop Databases | Cobol Copybook Scanner | Scanner for Cobol Copybook files |
| Structured Data | File Data | File Scanner | Scanner for unstructured files |
| Structured Data | File Data | Fixed-Length File Scanner | Scanner for fixed-length files |
| Structured Data | File Data | Delimited File Scanner | Scanner for delimited files |
| Structured Data | File Data | Excel File Scanner | Scanner for Excel files |
| Structured Data | File Data | SAS File Scanner | Scanner for SAS files |
| Structured Data | File Data | EBCDIC File Scanner | Scanner for EBCDIC files |
| Structured Data | File Data | Avro File Scanner | Scanner for Avro files |
| Structured Data | XML Data | XML File Scanner | Scanner for loading XSD files |
| Structured Data | XML Data | XSD Modeler | Loads XSD files |
| Unstructured Data | File Data | PDF Scanner | Scanner for Adobe PDF files |
| Unstructured Data | File Data | Plain Text Scanner | Scanner for plain text files |
| Unstructured Data | File Data | Outlook Scanner | Scans attachments in Outlook (PST) files |
| Unstructured Data | File Data | Word Document Scanner | Scanner for Microsoft Word files |
| Unstructured Data | File Data | PowerPoint Scanner | Scanner for Microsoft PowerPoint files |
| Unstructured Data | Code Files | SQL Code Scanner (Databases) | Scans stored procedures |
| Unstructured Data | Code Files | SQL Code Scanner (File System) | Scans SQL code in files |
| Unstructured Data | Code Files | Code Scanner | Scans code files |
| Unstructured Data | Servers | LDAP Scanner | Scans LDAP directory |
| Unstructured Data | Servers | Sharepoint File Scanner | Scans files on a Sharepoint server |
| Unstructured Data | Servers | Lotus Domino Scanner | Scans files on a Lotus Domino server |
| Unstructured Data | Web Data | Web Service Scanner | Scans web service registries |
| Big Data | Hadoop - Connection | Cloudera Manager | Configures Cloudera installation |
| Big Data | Hadoop - Connection | Pivotal HD Manager | Manages configured services that use Pivotal HD |
| Big Data | Hadoop - Connection | Hortonworks Manager | Configures services for using Hortonworks |
| Big Data | Hadoop - Connection | MapR Manager | Configures services for using MapR |
| Big Data | Hadoop - Data | HDFS File Scanner | Scans HDFS files |
| Big Data | Hadoop - Data | Hive Scanner | Scans Hive database |
| Big Data | Hadoop - NoSQL | Cassandra Scanner | Scans Cassandra database |
| Big Data | Hadoop - Graph | Titan Graph Database Scanner | Scans Titan Graph database |
| Big Data | Hadoop - Graph | Neo4j Graph Database Scanner | Scans Neo4j graph database |
| Big Data | Hadoop - Graph | Infinitegraph Graph Database Scanner | Scans Infinitegraph database |