CA ERwin has been the name trusted in data modelling for over 20 years. There is good reason why CA ERwin has grown to be the leading data modelling tool in the market today - it gets the hard stuff right.
With experience working with the majority of the Forbes Global 2000, as well as government organisations and thousands of companies in diverse industries worldwide, CA ERwin understands the needs of the data management professional.
While other tools might focus on flashy graphics or low-cost options, CA ERwin spends time on the features on the back-end that matter. From enterprise data standards, to flexibility and customisation, to true data model governance, see why more organisations trust their data to CA ERwin than any other solution.
1. True Data Model Governance: Would you trust a database without a transaction log with rollback? Don't trust a modelling tool without one. CA ERwin Data Modeller's Action Log offers full, multi-level undo/redo functionality.
2. Extensive Compare & Merge Functionality: CA ERwin Data Modeller's unrivalled single pass, flexible target and semantically “live” Complete Compare is comprehensive yet easy to use. This results in greater efficiency and effectiveness, higher productivity and more accurate modelling solutions.
3. Enterprise Standards & Re-use: As a data management professional, you know that enforcing enterprise data standards is a balancing act - combining strong enforcement with the flexibility to integrate with existing implementations. CA ERwin Modelling solutions offer the most comprehensive and customisable functionality for enterprise standards and re-use of any data modelling solution in the market today - for naming standards, data type standards, model templates, and more.
4. Customisation, Flexibility & Automation: CA ERwin Modelling provides a completely customisable solution so that you can personalise your environment to suit your company's individual needs - making your job easier and more efficient. From fully customisable database definition language (DDL) templates on the back-end to custom stored displays and reporting on the front-end, CA ERwin Modelling allows you to create a work environment suited to your needs.
5. Integration & Open Architecture: As the leading data modelling solution on the market, CA ERwin Modelling knows that customers want to be able to choose the best-of-breed solution while still being able to integrate with the wide variety of other tools and solutions in their environment. CA ERwin Modelling provides a wide variety of integration options out of the box, as well as an open architecture to allow customisation and integration with other tools.
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6. Flexible Reporting & Publication: You get a FREE copy of Business Objects' Crystal Reports with every licence of ERwin Data Modeller! This reporting capability using Business Objects' Crystal Reports and ODBC access to ERwin metadata combines best-of-breed reporting with best-of-breed modelling - a strong combination. With these tools, information assets stored in CA ERwin can be published to many stakeholders and projects within the organisation.
7. Repository-Based Collaboration: CA ERwin Data Modeller, coupled with CA ERwin Model Manager, contains the services necessary to create and manage an effective and successful enterprise-level data modelling environment. Services such as version control, access management, sub-modelling, cross-model impact analysis and reporting, conflict resolution and model change management deliver increased modeller productivity and independence while providing a platform for overall control and re-use.
8. Data Profiling Integration: CA ERwin Modelling is the only solution to offer data profiling and cross-system analysis combined with data modelling and analysis - a process known as Data Discovery. CA ERwin Data Profiler allows you to compare real-world instance data with your model design. Cross-system profiling capabilities allow to you compare the quality and accuracy of your data between heterogeneous systems, including legacy systems. For undocumented legacy systems, CA ERwin Data Profiler can infer primary and foreign keys based on data patterns, allow you to choose the best fit based on your data, and export these newly-discovered structures into CA ERwin Data Modeller.
9. Extensive User Community & Ecosystem: More customers use CA ERwin Data Modeller than any other tool on the market today. See it for yourself - check the job postings for data architecture and data modelling positions and you'll find CA ERwin Data Modelling skills listed as a requirement again and again. CA ERwin Modelling has a rich and vibrant community worldwide of data modelling experts, who actively share their knowledge and expertise through the ERwin User Community, which has over 2 500 user group members worldwide. The Online Community at ERwin.com (http://erwin.com/community/) offers a way to share both knowledge and camaraderie through Web-based discussion forums, expert blogs, user-submitted best practices, and even a photo album library.
10. Dedicated Business Unit: CA ERwin understands that data modelling is at the heart of your data-focused initiatives, and has kept its core focus on data modelling in its 20 years on the market. Other vendors treat data modelling as a side product of application development, enterprise architecture, or application modelling. CA sees things the other way around - data modelling is our focus, and we provide you with a rich set of tools and best-practices to support data modelling.
With over 800 employees dedicated to the data modelling and data protection business unit, the ERwin team has the flexibility of a start-up combined with the strength and breadth of the larger CA. Its support team has an average tenure of over 10 years with the ERwin product line. Most importantly, it practices what it preaches - using CA ERwin Modelling solutions in-house for its own data management and data warehousing projects. Coupled with its strong internal staffing, CA ERwin boasts a strong worldwide channel partner ecosystem made up of professionals who understand the needs of the data professional and who offer customers pre- and post-sales support for the full range of CA ERwin Modelling products.
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