IBM Rational Data Architect is an enterprise data-modeling tool in the Information Management software portfolio. Rational Data Architect is designed to help data architects understand information assets and their relationships, design federated databases, and streamline database projects. Rational Data Architect provides advanced features to help data architects discover, model, visualize, relate, and develop heterogeneous data assets.
Architected for integration, Rational Data Architect combines traditional data modeling capabilities with data source mapping discovery and model analysis, all organized in a modular project-based manner. Rational Data Architect is integrated with requirements management and team products for improved project time-to-value, consistency, and accuracy in the enterprise environment.
Rational Data Architect provides flexibility to easily design anything from a simple relational database to a complex federated database from heterogeneous data sources. In addition, Rational Data Architect is built on top of Eclipse, the industry's leading open source tools integration framework. Rational Data Architect adds value to Eclipse in terms of extended functionality, giving users a common look and feel, as well as an open, modern, and extensible architecture.
