Downloading the Informatica PowerCenter software
As we proceed with the installation, let's make sure we have the correct copy of Informatica software available. The best place to download the Informatica software for training purposes is from the e-delivery website of Oracle. Please perform the following steps to download the latest version of the software:
Visit https://edelivery.oracle.com.
Sign in with valid credentials. If you do not have an account, register for free and create an account with Oracle. Once you log in with valid credentials, accept the terms and conditions of Oracle and click on Continue. This will take you to the next screen, as shown in the following screenshot. To download the Informatica PowerCenter software, select the following options:
Select a Product Pack: Oracle Business Intelligence
Platform: 64-bit
Tip
Make sure you select a proper platform as per your system configuration. The Informatica software is available for both 32-bit and 64-bit systems.
After selecting the appropriate option, click on the Go button.
There are multiple products available apart from Informatica PowerCenter under the Oracle Business Intelligence product pack. Select the proper option, as shown in the following screenshot, to download the Informatica software:
After selecting the appropriate option, click on Continue.
The next screen will display multiple options to download. Please download the files as indicated in the following screenshot:
Tip
Oracle frequently changes the names of the files. Please make sure you read the description of the file properly before you download it if files with the same name, as indicated in the preceding screenshot, are not present.
With this download process completed, we now have valid software available for Informatica PowerCenter 9.5.1.