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IRI CoSort FAQ

Q1: What is IRI CoSort?

IRI CoSort is a high-performance data transformation engine that accelerates sorting, ETL, reporting, and data wrangling for big data environments.

Q2: What types of data operations can CoSort perform?

CoSort performs multi-threaded sort/merge, joins, filtering, aggregation, masking, cleansing, conversion, and reporting in one pass.

Q3: How does CoSort improve ETL performance?

CoSort replaces or accelerates legacy ETL tools by combining transformation and loading steps, reducing I/O and runtime.

Q4: Can CoSort be used for data masking?

Yes. CoSort includes built-in masking functions and integrates with FieldShield for advanced data protection.

Q5: What platforms does CoSort support?

CoSort runs on Windows, Linux, and Unix systems, and supports deployment on-premises or in cloud environments.

Q6: Is CoSort part of the IRI Voracity platform?

Yes. CoSort is the core engine of Voracity and powers its data discovery, integration, migration, governance, and analytics workflows.

Q7: How does CoSort handle big data volumes?

CoSort uses parallel processing and memory optimization to handle billions of rows and terabytes of data efficiently.

Q8: Can CoSort replace legacy sort utilities?

Yes. CoSort was designed to replace mainframe and Unix sort tools, offering faster performance and more functionality.

Q9: Does CoSort support metadata-driven jobs?

Yes. CoSort uses self-documenting 4GL scripts and shared metadata in IRI Workbench to simplify job design and reuse.

Q10: Can CoSort generate reports?

Yes. CoSort can produce custom reports with summaries, deltas, and formatted outputs for BI tools or direct consumption.

Q11: How does CoSort support data governance?

CoSort supports profiling, cleansing, masking, and lineage tracking to help enforce data governance policies.

Q12: Can CoSort be used in DevOps pipelines?

Yes. CoSort jobs can be scripted and automated for use in CI/CD workflows and batch processing environments.

Q13: Does CoSort support structured and semi-structured data?

Yes. CoSort processes flat files, CSV, JSON, XML, LDIF, COBOL, and other structured and semi-structured formats.

Q14: How does CoSort compare to other sort tools?

CoSort consistently outperforms legacy sort tools and ETL suites in speed, flexibility, and cost-efficiency.

Q15: Who develops and supports CoSort?

CoSort is developed and supported by Innovative Routines International (IRI), with technical support, training, and documentation.

Q16: How is CoSort licensed?

CoSort is licensed standalone or as part of Voracity, with pricing based on host platform configurations.

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