Informatica Tackles Microsoft Azure Megatrends of Gen AI, Microsoft Fabric and Open Table Format with New Capabilities
Informatica (NYSE: INFA) announced three new capabilities for Microsoft Azure to enhance AI and Analytics solutions: Gen AI Blueprint for Azure OpenAI Service, Enhanced SQL ELT for Microsoft Fabric Datawarehouse, and Open Table Iceberg Support for ADLS Gen2. The Gen AI Blueprint accelerates enterprise-grade GenAI development with reference architectures. As the first ISV to offer ELT for Microsoft Fabric Datawarehouse, Informatica enables data transformation within Microsoft Fabric's environment. The Iceberg support allows customers to reduce storage costs and optimize query performance across Azure Data Lake Storage Gen2.
Informatica (NYSE: INFA) ha annunciato tre nuove funzionalità per Microsoft Azure per migliorare le soluzioni di AI e Analytics: Gen AI Blueprint per Azure OpenAI Service, SQL ELT migliorato per Microsoft Fabric Datawarehouse e Supporto per Open Table Iceberg per ADLS Gen2. Il Gen AI Blueprint accelera lo sviluppo di GenAI di livello enterprise con architetture di riferimento. Essendo il primo ISV a offrire ELT per Microsoft Fabric Datawarehouse, Informatica consente la trasformazione dei dati all'interno dell'ambiente di Microsoft Fabric. Il supporto per Iceberg consente ai clienti di ridurre i costi di storage e ottimizzare le performance delle query attraverso Azure Data Lake Storage Gen2.
Informatica (NYSE: INFA) anunció tres nuevas capacidades para Microsoft Azure para mejorar las soluciones de AI y Analytics: Gen AI Blueprint para Azure OpenAI Service, SQL ELT mejorado para Microsoft Fabric Datawarehouse y Soporte para Open Table Iceberg para ADLS Gen2. El Gen AI Blueprint acelera el desarrollo de GenAI de nivel empresarial con arquitecturas de referencia. Como el primer ISV en ofrecer ELT para Microsoft Fabric Datawarehouse, Informatica permite la transformación de datos dentro del entorno de Microsoft Fabric. El soporte de Iceberg permite a los clientes reducir costos de almacenamiento y optimizar el rendimiento de las consultas a través de Azure Data Lake Storage Gen2.
인포매티카 (NYSE: INFA)는 AI 및 분석 솔루션 향상을 위해 Microsoft Azure에 대한 세 가지 새로운 기능을 발표했습니다: Azure OpenAI 서비스용 Gen AI Blueprint, Microsoft Fabric Datawarehouse용 향상된 SQL ELT, ADLS Gen2용 Open Table Iceberg 지원. Gen AI Blueprint는 참조 아키텍처를 통해 기업 수준의 GenAI 개발을 가속화합니다. Microsoft Fabric Datawarehouse에 대한 ELT를 처음으로 제공하는 ISV로서, 인포매티카는 Microsoft Fabric 환경 내에서 데이터 변환을 가능하게 합니다. Iceberg 지원은 고객이 스토리지 비용을 줄이고 Azure Data Lake Storage Gen2에서 쿼리 성능을 최적화하도록 돕습니다.
Informatica (NYSE: INFA) a annoncé trois nouvelles fonctionnalités pour Microsoft Azure afin d'améliorer les solutions d'IA et d'analytique : Gen AI Blueprint pour Azure OpenAI Service, SQL ELT amélioré pour Microsoft Fabric Datawarehouse et Support de Open Table Iceberg pour ADLS Gen2. Le Gen AI Blueprint accélère le développement de GenAI de niveau entreprise avec des architectures de référence. En tant que premier ISV à proposer l'ELT pour Microsoft Fabric Datawarehouse, Informatica permet la transformation des données au sein de l'environnement de Microsoft Fabric. Le support d'Iceberg permet aux clients de réduire les coûts de stockage et d’optimiser les performances de requête à travers Azure Data Lake Storage Gen2.
Informatica (NYSE: INFA) hat drei neue Funktionen für Microsoft Azure angekündigt, um AI- und Analytics-Lösungen zu verbessern: Gen AI Blueprint für Azure OpenAI Service, Erweitertes SQL ELT für Microsoft Fabric Datawarehouse und Open Table Iceberg Unterstützung für ADLS Gen2. Der Gen AI Blueprint beschleunigt die Entwicklung von GenAI in Unternehmensqualität mit Referenzarchitekturen. Als erster ISV, der ELT für Microsoft Fabric Datawarehouse anbietet, ermöglicht Informatica die Datenumwandlung innerhalb der Umgebung von Microsoft Fabric. Die Unterstützung von Iceberg ermöglicht es den Kunden, die Speicherkosten zu senken und die Abfrageleistung über Azure Data Lake Storage Gen2 zu optimieren.
- First ISV to offer ELT for Microsoft Fabric Datawarehouse
- Strategic partnership with Microsoft Azure enhancing market position
- Expansion of product portfolio with three new Azure capabilities
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Insights
The introduction of three new capabilities for Microsoft Azure represents a significant strategic expansion of Informatica's cloud data management offerings. The Gen AI Blueprint for Azure OpenAI Service addresses the critical challenge of implementing enterprise-grade AI solutions, while the Enhanced SQL ELT capabilities and Apache Iceberg support strengthen data processing infrastructure.
These developments position Informatica as a key enabler in the Microsoft ecosystem, particularly for enterprises looking to leverage Azure OpenAI Service. The integration with Microsoft Fabric Datawarehouse as the first ISV offering ELT capabilities demonstrates market leadership and creates a competitive advantage in the rapidly growing AI-powered data management space.
The business impact stems from streamlined AI implementation processes, improved data processing efficiency and enhanced cost management through Iceberg format support. This comprehensive approach to data management and AI integration should strengthen Informatica's market position in the enterprise data solutions sector.
The strategic value of these developments lies in their ability to address key enterprise pain points in AI adoption. The Blueprint for Azure OpenAI Service significantly reduces the complexity of implementing generative AI solutions, while maintaining important governance and data quality controls. This is particularly important as organizations struggle with responsible AI deployment.
The enhanced SQL ELT capabilities and Iceberg support demonstrate forward-thinking architecture decisions that align with modern data stack requirements. These features address both performance and cost optimization needs, which are critical factors in enterprise-scale AI implementations.
The partnership with Microsoft and first-mover advantage in Microsoft Fabric integration creates a strong moat around Informatica's enterprise offerings, potentially leading to increased market share in the rapidly growing AI-powered data management sector.
The advanced solutions include an easy-to-implement Blueprint for Azure OpenAI Service, enhanced SQL ELT and support for Apache Iceberg open table format
The new capabilities are:
- Gen AI Blueprint for Azure OpenAI Service – Accelerates development and deployment of enterprise-grade GenAI and copilot experiences with reference architectures and templates using Informatica’s Intelligent Data Management Cloud™ (IDMC) platform and Azure OpenAI Service.
- Enhanced SQL ELT for Microsoft Azure – Enables no-code data pipeline definition and execution with in-database SQL-based processing for increased performance and scale.
- Open Table Iceberg Support for ADLS Gen2 – Supports data migration and integration to Azure Data Lake Storage (ADLS) Gen2 in Iceberg format, unlocking price-to-performance benefits of Iceberg in storing and accessing large-scale data sets for AI.
Blueprint for Azure OpenAI Service
As enterprises increasingly turn to Azure OpenAI Service LLMs and GenAI applications, Informatica’s new suite of Microsoft-specific Gen AI solutions simplifies the creation of enterprise-grade GenAI applications and Microsoft Copilot experiences. Informatica’s Gen AI Blueprint for Azure OpenAI Service empower customers with the following:
- Seamless integration with Azure OpenAI Service, Azure AI Search and vector databases like Pinecone on Azure, enables organizations to fast-track AI initiatives while maintaining data integrity and governance.
- An industry-leading Master Data Management (MDM) solution is central to these new capabilities, enriching GenAI applications with trusted enterprise data.
- Contextualized prompts and responses based on standardized business glossary terms, while embedded data quality controls optimize RAG dataset selection.
IDMC supports Enhanced SQL ELT on Microsoft Fabric Datawarehouse
Informatica is the first ISV to offer ELT for Microsoft Fabric Datawarehouse. As a Microsoft design partner, this new offering enables organizations to consolidate and transform data directly within Microsoft Fabric's datawarehouse environment, offering customers the flexibility of no-code data pipelines to prepare and cleanse their data for analytics.
The SQL ELT support also allows customers to efficiently validate data and enhance analytics through the power of Microsoft Fabric, including driving data governance, processing quality checks to ensure data accuracy and compliance, and quickly deriving insights using PowerBI. SQL ELT on Microsoft Fabric allows Microsoft Fabric customers to consolidate data from multiple sources, validate and clean the data and finally implement enhanced analytics on the clean data within Microsoft Fabric. This results in a secure solution that efficiently uses Microsoft Fabric’s compute resources.
Open Table Iceberg Support for ADLS Gen2
Informatica lets customers integrate enterprise data into the Iceberg Open Table format, enabling them to reduce data storage costs and select the appropriate query engines for their use cases and price-performance objectives. Supporting Apache Iceberg open table format on Azure further extends its data integration capabilities across Azure Data Lake Storage Gen2.
This enhancement makes Informatica one of the first vendors to offer comprehensive open table format support across Azure’s ecosystem. It addresses customer demand for more choices in how to store and manage data for Analytics and AI within the Azure ecosystem.
Pratik Parekh, Senior Vice President and General Manager at Informatica said, “These new blueprints and data management innovations are built specifically for Microsoft services to ensure Microsoft customers adopting Microsoft Azure Open AI Service, Microsoft Fabric and open table format support in Azure benefit from the full range of IDMC data management capabilities to accelerate and scale their AI and analytics initiatives.”
“Our collaboration with Informatica continues to redefine how businesses are using Microsoft Azure OpenAI Service,” said Asha Sharma, Corporate Vice President and Head of Product for Microsoft's AI platform. “Informatica's powerful blueprint is enabling customer adoption of Azure OpenAI Service solutions, and its Open Table Iceberg support is fueling new AI solutions by bringing more data into Azure.”
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About Informatica
Informatica (NYSE: INFA), a leader in enterprise AI-powered cloud data management, brings data and AI to life by empowering businesses to realize the transformative power of their most critical assets. We have created a new category of software, the Informatica Intelligent Data Management Cloud™ (IDMC). IDMC is an end-to-end data management platform, powered by CLAIRE® AI, that connects, manages and unifies data across any multi-cloud or hybrid system, democratizing data and enabling enterprises to modernize and advance their business strategies. Customers in approximately 100 countries, including more than 80 of the Fortune 100, rely on Informatica to drive data-led digital transformation. Informatica. Where data and AI come to life.
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