Beyond Cloud-Only: Why Hybrid Flexibility Matters After PowerCenter EOSM

Informatica’s planned end of software maintenance for PowerCenter is prompting organizations to reconsider legacy ETL systems, while the passage argues that cloud-only replacements such as IDMC, Fivetran, and Matillion can create challenges involving infrastructure control, regulatory compliance, data exposure, and usage-based costs. It presents CData Sync as a hybrid data replication alternative that can operate on premises, in private clouds or VPCs, or as managed private-cloud SaaS, enabling teams to retain control over sensitive data and adopt cloud services gradually. The platform is described as supporting firewall-protected and air-gapped deployments, internal security standards, batch and incremental replication, change data capture, SQL transformations, dbt compatibility, scheduling, and observability. Its connection-based flat pricing is positioned as more predictable for high-volume workloads, and examples involving GSK, NJM Insurance, Manhattan Associates, and Recordati are cited to illustrate use in regulated, hybrid, and self-managed environments.

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