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# IBM watsonx.data intelligence Reviews
**Vendor:** IBM  
**Category:** [Data Governance Tools](https://www.g2.com/categories/data-governance-tools)  
**Average Rating:** 4.2/5.0  
**Total Reviews:** 29
## About IBM watsonx.data intelligence
IBM watsonx.data intelligence revolutionizes the way organizations curate, manage, and utilize data by leveraging the power of AI to simplify data delivery across hybrid ecosystems. IBM watsonx.data intelligence is a comprehensive solution that integrates capabilities such as data governance (formerly IBM Knowledge Catalog), data lineage (formerly IBM Manta Data Lineage), data sharing, and data quality management. It empowers organizations to discover, trust, and access meaningful data, providing consumers with reliable data products. Explore Demo Library - https://www.ibm.com/products/watsonx-data-intelligence/demo-library Start your free trial - https://dataplatform.cloud.ibm.com/registration/stepone?context=df&apps=all&uucid=1227cc9e37cb9292&preselect\_region=true



## IBM watsonx.data intelligence Pros & Cons
**What users like:**

- Users appreciate the **automation features** of IBM watsonx.data intelligence, simplifying data flow understanding and reducing manual efforts. (3 reviews)
- Users value the **automated data lineage visualization** of IBM watsonx.data intelligence for improved understanding and governance of data flows. (3 reviews)
- Users value the **data lineage capabilities** of IBM Watsonx.data intelligence, enhancing data governance and visualization across systems. (2 reviews)
- Users appreciate the **ease of use** of IBM Manta Data Lineage, enhancing understanding and governance of data flows. (2 reviews)
- Users value the **efficiency** of IBM watsonx.data intelligence, streamlining data management and enhancing governance processes significantly. (2 reviews)
- Visualization (2 reviews)
- Accuracy (1 reviews)
- Customizability (1 reviews)
- Features (1 reviews)
- Flexibility (1 reviews)

**What users dislike:**

- Users face **complex implementation** challenges due to intricate setups and integration issues, requiring specialized expertise. (3 reviews)
- Users experience **setup complexity** with IBM watsonx.data intelligence, requiring specialized expertise and potentially high costs for implementation. (2 reviews)
- Users find the **implementation cost to be high** , making it potentially out of reach for many organizations. (2 reviews)
- Users find that **specialized expertise is required** for proper implementation of IBM watsonx.data intelligence, complicating the setup process. (2 reviews)
- Users find the **extra costs** associated with IBM watsonx.data intelligence to be a significant barrier to access. (2 reviews)
- Integration Issues (2 reviews)
- Setup Difficulty (2 reviews)
- Compatibility Issues (1 reviews)
- Complex Animation (1 reviews)
- Complex Hierarchy (1 reviews)

## IBM watsonx.data intelligence Reviews
  ### 1. It was ok. 

**Rating:** 2.0/5.0 stars

**Reviewed by:** Verified User in Education Management | Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

**Reviewed Date:** June 21, 2019

**What do you like best about IBM watsonx.data intelligence?**

What I liked best was the fact that it exists, though not the implementation. 

**What do you dislike about IBM watsonx.data intelligence?**

IBM Watson knowledge catalog was poorly designed by a group of underpaid developers and marketed by well-compensated demon-vipers.

**What problems is IBM watsonx.data intelligence solving and how is that benefiting you?**

I am still waiting to reap any benefits. The best feature of the knowledge catalog are the female text 2 speech voices. Very slick! 


## IBM watsonx.data intelligence Discussions
  - [After purchase of a Standard or Professional plan, how much set up is required in order to take full advantage of the product?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/getting-started-757e0d40-0a22-4ff2-988a-190034addd11) - 1 comment, 1 upvote
  - [What are Capacity Unit-Hours?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/billing-2a290bf4-84f2-4c9f-9cc3-e91a67dc20c3) - 1 comment, 1 upvote
  - [Can you set up access groups for people in different lines of business?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/access-51c16586-f122-422a-b4df-2db754e90949) - 1 comment, 1 upvote
  - [Are there data-preparation capabilities in Watson Knowledge Catalog?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/capabilities-d52e8a57-4b4f-49c1-9970-b787ccc2c119) - 1 comment, 1 upvote
  - [Does Watson Knowledge Catalog provide classification services?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/capabilities-c277dcfe-a08e-49a4-8b8e-381d794c7e0b) - 1 comment, 1 upvote

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## IBM watsonx.data intelligence Features
**Design**
- Sculpting
- Topology
- Drawing
- Brush Variety 
- Effects

**Data Governance**
- User Access Management
- Dynamic Data Masking
- Data Lineage
- Workflow Management

**Administration**
- Database Management
- Access Control
- Data Security
- Remote Access/Control
- Version Control
- Remote Monitoring & Management
- Capacity Management
- Configuration Management
- File Management
- Compliance Management
- Service Level Agreement (SLA) Management
- Namespace Management
- Access Controls/Permissions

**Administration**
- Data Modelling
- Recommendations
- Workflow Management
- Dashboards and Visualizations
- Configurable Workflow
- Rules-Based Workflow

**Management**
- Business Glossary
- Data Discovery
- Data Profililng
- Reporting and Visualization
- Data Lineage
- Data Visualization

**Data management**
- Metadata Management
- Automation Features
- Collaboration
- Data Lineage
- Data Discovery

**Agentic AI - SAP Store**
- Autonomous Task Execution
- Multi-step Planning
- Cross-system Integration
- Adaptive Learning
- Natural Language Interaction
- Proactive Assistance
- Decision Making

**Move**
- Animate
- Render
- Views

**Data Preparation**
- Search
- Data Quality and Cleansing
- Data Transformation
- Data Modeling

**Federation**
- Architecture
- Provisioning
- Orchestration
- API / Integrations
- Virtual Machine Provisioning
- API
- Third-Party Integrations

**Compliance**
- Sensitive Data Compliance
- Training and Guidelines
- Policy Enforcement
- Compliance Monitoring
- Real-Time Monitoring

**Security**
- Access Control
- Roles Management
- Compliance Management
- Deletion Management
- Access Controls/Permissions
- User Management
- Process Management
- Audit Management
- Metadata Management

**Reporting**
- Intelligent Insights
- Actionable Insights
- Dashboards

**Store & Manage**
- Pipeline 
- Controls
- Template library 

**Collaboration**
- Commenting
- Profiling and Classification
- Business and Data Glossary
- Metadata Management 
- Master Data Management
- Data Storage Management
- Data Management

**Transformation**
- Data Visualization
- Application Performance
- Data Modeling

**Data Quality**
- Data Preparation
- Data Distribution
- Data Unification

**Maintainence**
- Data Quality Management
- Policy Management
- Data Storage Management

**Generative AI**
- AI Text Generation
- AI Text Summarization

**Additional Functionality**
- Real-Time Reporting
- Real-Time Monitoring
- Two-Factor Authentication
- Virtual Machine Encryption
- Backup and Recovery
- File Transfer
- Server Monitoring
- Secure Data Storage
- AI Copilot
- Data Migration
- Virtual Machine Monitoring
- Load Balancing
- Remote Update/Installation
- Archiving & Retention
- Visual Analytics
- Virtual Machine Snapshots
- Role-Based Permissions
- HIPAA Compliant
- Performance Monitoring
- Activity Dashboard
- Desktop/Application Virtualization
- Event Logs
- Single Sign On
- Generative AI
- Disaster Recovery
- Alerts/Escalation
- Automatic Backup
- Reporting/Analytics

**Additional Functionality**
- Metadata Management
- Data Lineage
- Data Discovery
- Data Governance
- Data Aggregation
- Compliance Management
- Search/Filter
- AI Copilot
- Data Migration
- Configurable Workflow
- Workflow Management
- Archiving & Retention
- Policy Metadata Management
- Tagging
- Third-Party Integrations
- Big Data Analytics
- Data Security
- Metadata Extraction
- Data Integration
- Dashboard
- Generative AI
- Data Catalog
- Data Profiling
- Data Connectors
- Data Visualization
- Reporting/Analytics
- Data Glossary
- Data Quality Control
- Data Management
- Data Sampling
- Data Modeling
- Data Mapping
- Data Dictionary Management
- Secure Data Storage
- Version Control
- Document Database
- Access Control

**Artificial Intelligence**
- Machine Learning Recommendations
- Natural Language Query
- Automatic Data Cleansing

**Generative AI**
- AI Text-to-Image
- AI Text-to-3D

**Generative AI**
- AI Text Generation
- AI Text Summarization
- Generative AI

**Generative AI**
- AI Text Generation
- AI Text Summarization
- Generative AI

**Agentic AI - Data Governance**
- Autonomous Task Execution
- Multi-step Planning
- Cross-system Integration
- Adaptive Learning
- Natural Language Interaction
- Decision Making
- Third-Party Integrations
- Active Directory Integration

**Additional Functionality**
- AI Copilot
- Reporting & Statistics
- Data Migration
- Archiving & Retention
- Data Capture and Transfer
- Audit Trail
- Data Synchronization
- Single Sign On
- Customizable Reports
- Data Profiling
- Authentication
- Role-Based Permissions
- Tagging
- Secure Data Storage
- Data Security
- HIPAA Compliant
- SSL Security
- Risk Assessment
- Data Mapping
- Search/Filter
- Self Service Portal
- Multiple Data Sources
- Document Storage
- API
- Activity Tracking
- Automatic Backup
- Visual Analytics

**Agentic AI - Machine Learning Data Catalog**
- Autonomous Task Execution
- Multi-step Planning
- Cross-system Integration
- Adaptive Learning
- Decision Making
- Third-Party Integrations

**Additional Functionality**
- Metadata Extraction
- Automatic Backup
- Search/Filter
- Collaboration Tools
- Activity Tracking
- Authentication
- Data Security
- Data Mapping
- Archiving & Retention
- Data Discovery
- Data Catalog
- Multiple Data Sources
- Categorization/Grouping
- AI Copilot
- Reporting/Analytics
- Tagging
- Drag & Drop
- Activity Dashboard
- Role-Based Permissions
- Single Sign On
- Data Governance
- Content Library
- Data Synchronization
- Data Import/Export
- Access Controls/Permissions
- Data Visualization
- API

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