Effective in version 10.1, you can use PowerExchange for HDFS to read Avro and Parquet data files from and write Avro and Parquet data files to HDFS and local file system without using a Data Processor transformation.

For more information, see the

Informatica PowerExchange for HDFS 10.1 User Guide

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Effective in version 10.1, you can use char and varchar data types in mappings. You can also select different Hive databases when you create a data object and a mapping.

For more information, see the

Informatica PowerExchange for Hive 10.1 User Guide

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Effective in version 10.1, you can enable Teradata Connector for Hadoop (TDCH) to run a Teradata mapping on a Blaze engine. When you run the mapping, the Data Integration Service pushes the mapping to a Hadoop cluster and processes the mapping on a Blaze engine, which significantly increases the performance.

For more information, see the

Informatica PowerExchange for Teradata Parallel Transporter API 10.1 User Guide

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