Great deep dive: "technical and operational issues make the acquisition less than ideal for both Salesforce and Informatica. On the technical side, Informatica is an amalgamation of numerous acquisitions, resulting in a challenging on-prem legacy architecture with disparate code bases and interfaces. Further, Informatica at its core is a relational data integration engine. This means that managing semi-structured and unstructured data which makes up the majority of customer data and which is critical for generative AI is not a strength of the Informatica platform. Operationally, Salesforce would need to rationalize architectural direction, rationalize overlapping portfolios, and provide guidance to customers about when to use which integration tool set to use, and cover fundamental technical gaps."
If you’re curious what the rumored acquisition of Informatica by Salesforce means to the integration industry, look no further. Jeremiah Stone, SnapLogic’s CTO, is here to explain what it all means - the why, the how, and the impact customers can expect. TL,DR: it reflects the industry trend and is a good move in theory, though flawed. Read on to learn why! ✨ https://lnkd.in/gQ9RgmRG #integration #iPaaS #dataintegration #acquisition #generativeAI #APIs
