Below are a list of redbooks that are available on the IBM site for topics related to Datastage. Its pretty useful for the person who wants to know more. Check it out
Information Server Installation and Configuration Guide
This IBM redbook publication provides suggestions, hints and tips, directions, installation steps, checklists of prerequisites, and configuration information collected from a number of Information Server experts. It is intended to minimize the time required to successfully install and configure Information Server.
http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/abstracts/redp4596.html?Open
Preparing for DB2 Near-Realtime Business Intelligence
This IBM redbook is primarily intended for use by IBM Clients and IBM Business Partners. The purpose of the redbook is to discuss the topic of preparing for near-realtime business intelligence (BI). In addition, it is to provide information that will help convince you that DB2®, and other IBM and IBM Business Partner products, can be used today to implement a near-realtime BI environment.
http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/abstracts/sg246071.html?Open
Dimensional Modeling: In a Business Intelligence Environment
A redbook on BI and what it means today, with good concepts on data modelling
http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/abstracts/sg247138.html?Open
SOA Solutions Using IBM Information Server
This IBM® Redbooks® publication documents the procedures for implementing IBM Information Server and related technologies using a typical financial services business scenario. It is aimed at IT architects, Information Management specialists, and Information Integration specialists responsible for developing IBM Information Server on a Microsoft® Windows® 2003 platform.
http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/abstracts/sg247402.html?Open
IBM InfoSphere DataStage Data Flow and Job Design
This IBM® Redbooks® publication documents the procedures for implementing IBM InfoSphere™ DataStage® and related technologies using a typical retail industry scenario. It is aimed at IT architects, Information Management specialists, and Information Integration specialists responsible for developing IBM Information Server on a Microsoft® Windows® 2003 platform.
http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/abstracts/sg247576.html?Open
Deploying a Grid Solution with the IBM InfoSphere Information Server
This IBM® Redbooks® publication documents the migration of an IBM InfoSphere™ Information Server Version 8.0.1 parallel framework implementation on a Red Hat Enterprise Linux® (RHEL) AS 4 platform to a high availability (HA) grid environment.
http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/abstracts/sg247625.html?Open
InfoSphere DataStage Parallel Framework Standard Practices
In this IBM® Redbooks® publication, are present guidelines for the development of highly efficient and scalable information integration applications with InfoSphere™ DataStage® (DS) parallel jobs. InfoSphere DataStage is at the core of IBM Information Server, providing components that yield a high degree of freedom