I have consulted on several projects to load critical data into the Teradata Data Warehouse from heterogeneous data sources. These include SQL Server, Oracle, DB2, and Sybase using Progress DataDirect...
Websphere users are accustomed to using embedded Websphere JDBC drivers from DataDirect, however they are no longer available in version 7.0.0.0. Not a problem! You can get the latest and greatest JDBC drivers directly from Progress DataDirect that IBM continues to recommend in their data source...
There have been many relatively recent dramatic improvements in hardware. Factors such as processor speed/design and network capacity appear to be making shortages of hardware resources very pre-2011. Not to mention falling prices that appear to not have hit bottom just yet. But with improving...