Informatica Certification Training Course

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Designed to meet the industry benchmarks, Edureka’s Informatica certification training is curated by top industry experts. This Informatica online course is fully immersive and helps you master Data Integration concepts such as ETL and Data Mining using Informatica PowerCenter. This Informatica online training is live, instructor-led & helps you master key Informatica concepts, with hands-on demonstrations. Enroll now in this online Informatica certification course & become a certified Informatica developer with Edureka.

Why should you take Informatica?

Course Description

About Informatica Training

Edureka's Informatica Training will train you on how to administer the tool efficiently, and to upgrade your skills to the latest version. This Informatica Certification course provides you the overview of Informatica PowerCenter Product and its installation, the concepts of data integration and data warehousing. You will learn how different development units of PowerCenter can be used to create a simple mapping. The Informatica Certification Course introduces you to advanced transformation techniques, and ETL scenarios using Informatica 10. You will understand the features provided by Informatica to debug, troubleshoot and handle errors. You will learn the best practices for optimum performance of your ETL process & to manage the repository effectively. An overview of the PowerCenter administration console is given, and you will recognize and be able to explain integration and repository service properties. The Informatica Training Course will also deal with command line aspect of Informatica PowerCenter 10.

What are the objectives of our Informatica Training Course?

Edureka’s Informatica Training is designed by industry experts to make you a Certified Informatica Developer & Informatica Administrator. This Informatica Certification course offers:

In-depth knowledge of the Informatica PowerCenter, its Architecture, and Environment
Comprehensive knowledge of various tools like Informatica Administrator Suite, Repository Manager, Designer and Workflow Manager
Capability to load Dimension Tables, use Advanced Transformation, recognize and repair Connection & Network Errors, configure Workflows & Sessions, create Users and Group and design Error Handling strategies
Hands-on knowledge of Informatica PowerCenter command line tools
The exposure to many real-life industry-based Business Intelligence Projects
Rigorous involvement of an SME throughout the Informatica Training to learn industry standards and best practices

Why should you go for Informatica Training?

"Informatica provides the market's leading data integration platform"

Tested on nearly 500,000 combinations of platforms and applications, the data integration platform interoperates with the broadest possible range of disparate standards, systems, and applications. This unbiased and universal view makes Informatica unique in today's market as a leader in the data integration platform. Informatica PowerCenter is a premium data integration solution available today. The reason it provides the best solution for the large enterprises is that its

Database is neutral and hence can communicate with any database
It is the most powerful data transformations tool and converts one application’s data to another’s format

What are the skills that you will be learning with our Informatica Training?

Informatica Certification Training will help you to become an Informatica expert. It will polish your skills by offering you comprehensive knowledge of ETL Processes, and the required hands-on experience for solving real-time industry-based data integration and big data projects.

During Informatica Certification Training Course at Edureka, you will be trained by our expert instructors so you can:

Master the ETL and Data Integration concepts
Understand the Informatica PowerCenter Architecture
Understand Repository Manager and Informatica Administrator Tools
Load Dimension Tables
Implement various transformations and error handling strategies
Learn to recognize the Connection & Network Errors
Implement Workflow & Sessions for Recovery
Work with the Application Services related to PowerCenter
Learn to create Users & Groups
Monitor the PowerCenter Environment
Work with command line of Informatica

Who should go for this Informatica Training Course?

Informatica is a highly favored tool in the ETL and Data Integration market. Learning Informatica can open up lucrative and various growth opportunities. Our Informatica Certification Course will help you to grab this opportunity and accelerate your career. It is best suited for:

1. Data Integration developers

2. Informatica PowerCenter Administrators

3. BI/ETL/DW Professionals

4. Administrators with some experience managing either PowerCenter or Data Quality

5. Individual Contributors in the field of Enterprise Business Intelligence

6. Database developers and developer Managers new to Informatica PowerCenter

7. Informatica Administrators with some considerable experience in using PowerCenter or maintaining Data Quality

What are the pre-requisites for Edureka Informatica Training Course?

There are no prerequisites for learning Informatica Course in general. However, having knowledge of SQL will be beneficial, but certainly not a mandate.

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Course Curriculum

Informatica PowerCenter 10 - An Overview

Learning Objectives: In this module of Informatica Training, we will talk about the different Informatica Products available along with understanding the overview of Informatica PowerCenter Product, Architecture, Terminology, Tools GUI, Mappings, Transformations, Sessions, Workflows, and Workflow Monitor. We will also discuss the installation of Informatica in this module.

Topics:

Informatica & Informatica Product Suite
Informatica PowerCenter as ETL Tool
Informatica PowerCenter Architecture
Component-based development techniques

Hands-On/Demo:

Installation of the Product in Windows and using Oracle as Database
Creation of the services and connecting the client to the server

Data Integration and Data Warehousing Fundamentals

Learning Objectives: In this module of Informatica Certification Training, we will discuss different Data Integration Concepts. You will be introduced to the concepts - Data Profiling, Data Quality Management, ETL and ETL architecture, and Data Warehousing.

Topics:

Data Integration Concepts
Data Profile and Data Quality Management
ETL and ETL architecture
Brief on Data Warehousing

Hands-On/Demo:

Look through the properties of the services required
Shutdown and start-up of the services from the Administration Console
Creation and execution of a simple pass-through mapping.

Informatica PowerCenter Transformations

Learning Objectives: In this module of Informatica Certification Training, you will learn about different development units of PowerCenter and how they can be used to create a simple mapping and transformations.

Topics:

Visualize PowerCenter client tools
Data Flow
Create & execute mapping
Transformations & their usage

Hands-On/Demo:

Use multiple transformations inside the mapping to resolve different use cases
Look at the properties of the transformations to customize them

Informatica PowerCenter Tasks & Workflows

Learning Objectives: In this module of Informatica Certification Training, you will learn about development units of Informatica PowerCenter (workflow manager & monitor) and how are they are used to create different tasks and workflow.

Topics:

PowerCenter Workflow Manager
Flow within a Workflow
Reusability & Scheduling in Workflow Manager
Components of Workflow Monitor
Workflow Task and job handling

Hands-On/Demo:

Create tasks, workflow
Configure workflow properties
Schedule a workflow

Advanced Transformations, Techniques & Reusability Features

Learning Objectives: Through this module of Informatica Certification Training, you will learn about Advanced Transformation techniques which will equip you to deal with advanced concepts of PowerCenter transformations like Java, XML etc. We will also discuss various Error Handling, Transaction Processing & Reusability features available in Informatica.

Topics:

Advanced transformations (Java, SQL, Normalizer)
XML File Processing & Transaction Processing
Error handling features
Cleaning the data (Advanced Functions, Regular Expressions)
Reusability features

Hands-On/Demo:

Use of advanced transformations like XML Processing, Union etc.
Use of inbuilt and custom functions to fulfill the data transformation needs.
Reusable transformations, Sessions, Mapplets, etc.

ETL Scenarios using Informatica

Learning Objectives: In this module of Informatica Training, we will discuss advanced ETL scenarios using Informatica. You will be introduced to the concepts - Error Handling, Partitioning, PushDown Optimization, Incremental Aggregation, Constraint Based Loading, Target Load Order Group, CDC (Change Data Capture) etc. We will also discuss creating Data Warehouses related processes like SCD, Fact and Dimension Loading.

Topics:

Changed Data Capture, Incremental Aggregation, Constraint Based Loading etc.
Advanced techniques - Flat File, XML File
Loading Dimensional Tables (SCD-1, SCD-2, SCD-3)

Hands-On/Demo:

Changed Data Capture, Incremental Aggregation, Constraint Based Loading etc.
Advanced techniques - Flat File, XML File
Loading Dimensional Tables (SCD-1, SCD-2, SCD-3)

Service & Support of Informatica PowerCenter Environment

Learning Objectives: In this module of Informatica Training, you will understand the features provided by Informatica to debug, troubleshoot & handle error to understand the inner workings and responsibilities of the operational role. Various PowerCenter recovery options and for tasks and workflows will be discussed along with the recommended best practices to the operations process.

Topics:

PowerCenter Error
Basic troubleshooting methodology
Debugger
Workflow and Session logs to diagnose errors
Connection Errors & Network errors
Recovery scenarios & mechanisms
Configure workflow & sessions for recovery
High Availability
PowerCenter Environment

Hands-On/Demo:

Perform troubleshooting of Informatica errors
Use of Debugger to debus a mapping
Perform workflow and session recovery and related configuration needed for that

Performance Tuning, Design Principles & Caches

Learning Objectives: This module of Informatica Certification Training, highlights the performance aspects of Informatica PowerCenter components and the efficient use of them. We will also discuss about the best practices suggested by Informatica for optimum performance of your ETL process.

Topics:

Performance Tuning Methodology
Mapping design tips & tricks
Caching & Memory Optimization
Partition & Pushdown Optimization
Design Principles & Best Practices

Hands-On/Demo:

Identify the bottlenecks
Different configurations needed to resolve the bottlenecks
Learn tips and tricks to code efficient mappings
Cache and DTM buffer memory configuration

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Informatica Developer Certification

Edureka’s Informatica PowerCenter Developer Certificate Holders work at 1000s of companies like

Course Projects

Which projects are included in Edureka Informatica Training Course?

Create an ETL process to load data into Data mart

Domain: Retail

Problem statement: Create a Retail Datamart using Informatica PowerCenter. Use transaction and master data from OLTP (online transaction processing) system which is loaded into the data warehouse as Fact tables and Dimension tables.

What are the system requirements for this Informatica Training?

Basic system configurations required to execute the practicals involved in Edureka's Informatica Certification are given below:

Hardware:

RAM: 4 GB or more
HDD: 15 GB or more
Processor: Core i3 or higher

Software:

Windows Server Versions, Windows Client Versions (7, 8, 10), Linux
Oracle 10g/11g/12c or MS SQL Server

NOTE: Linux can be used for the installation of Informatica Server but the client software must be installed in Windows only.

How will I execute projects in this Informatica Training Course?

Option 1: We will help you install the software on your system. The installation manual for installation into Windows system will be provided with step by step execution along with screenshots.
Option 2: Set up a compute engine in Google Cloud and set up your own Informatica environment there. Step by step method for creating the compute engine and the installation will be shown in a document. You can access the machine from your desktop/laptop as and when required.
Note: - Google offers a trial version of cloud some specific days. Please read the conditions before using the services.

How will Informatica Training help your career?

The below predictions will help you in understanding the current position and future growth of Informatica:

Informatica: A Leader in Enterprise ETL - Forrester Research
GE, eBay, PayPal, FedEx, EMC, Siemens, BNY Mellon & other top Fortune 500 companies use Informatica
Informatica professionals earn up to $130,000 per year - Indeed.com

More than 7,000 organizations around the world turn to Informatica that leverages their efforts in business, education, government, healthcare, logistics, manufacturing, and transportation etc. So, to land a worthy job in this field you need to get Informatica Training where you can work on a real-life project and excel in it.

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Testimonial Reviews

Karthik

Class was really good. Instructor was excellent. i have missed many classes. Still i finished by class-recordings. Overall. I am Happy!!!

Ayman Judeh

It an amazing service to learn everything about something you have no experience in. or even an advanced topic. even after you finish the course, I still was able to stay and touch and they help me with any query I face.

Tanmai Mehrotra

Support provided and quick response. Teaching technique are also very good, session are very interactive so that one might not lost his interest. Team response inspire of time and day.

Yash

Firstly Training consist of ample amount of courses which increased my learning experience. Secondly instructor Abhishek was knowledgeable and interactive ,he used to ask whether everyone are on same page then will move ahead.

Training FAQs

Why learn Informatica PowerCenter?

Nowadays, where data is of very high value, the ETL & Data Warehousing process has become much more complex with the advent of a wide-ranging data sources. It becomes even more difficult when the amount of data is very huge & is getting generated at a very high rate. Informatica is one of the most-widely used ETL tools. Organisations such as General Motors Financial Company, U.S. Geological Survey, CHRISTUS Health and NUWAVE SOLUTIONS are using Informatica to build & maintain their Data Warehouses. Getting Informatica certified will help you land your dream job.

What is the best way to learn Informatica PowerCenter?

Edureka Informatica Training & Certification is devised by professional which will make you proficient in ETL & Data Mining - Installation & Configuration of Informatica PowerCenter, Advanced Transformations, Informatica Architecture, Data Migration & Performance Tuning. Instructor will be teaching you the concepts with the help of industry-based use-cases.

What is the career progression and opportunities in Informatica?

A lot of global financial conglomerates, and other large multinationals have invested in Informatica tools and are leveraging from more meaningful and business-relevant data. Some of these companies include Western Union, Allianz, ING, Siemens, Asian Paints, EMC and Samsung among others. If you are planning to make a career in ETL, now is the right time to get Informatica certified.

Why take online Informatica PowerCenter course? How is it better than offline course?

With the busy day to day schedule, offline learning becomes difficult as it bounds us with lot of things such as location & time. Whereas online Informatica PowerCenter course gives you a lot of flexibility, as you can attend class from anywhere based on your convenience. Add on to this you also get life-time access to the revised course material which updates with the industry requirements. You also get a chance to learn the technology from Informatica expert who can be anywhere across the globe irrespective of the location.

How can a beginner learn Informatica PowerCenter?

Edureka Informatica PowerCenter Training encompasses in-depth knowledge starting from the basics of ETL & Data Warehousing which helps beginners to understand the basics concepts. Advancing ahead the Informatica course drives you through the advance concepts of transformations, ETL scenarios, Performance Tuning, PowerCenter Repository Management & Informatica PowerCenter Administration. Throughout the course instructor will be teaching you each & every concepts in detail with real-world industry-based hands-on.

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