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If you haven't looked at XML accelerators, or appliances, for some time, you might want to look again. They now incorporate more integration, security and even governance features - all of which make... More >
David Loshin recently asked leaders from four master data management vendors to do something that you might think would be pretty simple: Explain what defines data as “master data?” With thes... More >
When it comes to stopping terrorists, data integration matters, an Informatica senior vice president told UK executives this week. “How data is integrated and profiled is key to ensuring that ... More >
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Recently, my colleague Mike Vizard wrote about the "NoSQL movement" at our CTO Edge site. When I first read the post, I thought this was some sort of protest movement, as in we're not going ... More >
Recently, there's been a bit of discussion over whether the size of the organization matters with SOA. I can understand if that seems like an insignificant question to you, but I beg to differ: As SO... More >
Rather than a post on a single topic, today I thought I'd share a few items of interest I've gathered throughout the week. Sometimes I like to do that because my attention span tends to be too short ... More >
Everybody talks about APIs and how they can be used for integration, but Gartner analyst Benoit Lheureux recently raised an excellent question: What about API's related specifically to integration... More >
Data integration is increasingly escaping the confines of IT. There are a number of reasons for this, which I've written about on various occasions, including new tools that support business-involvem... More >
We talk about the hype cycle a lot in the tech press. Everybody knows it gets out of control sometimes, making it hard to identify the truth of a new technology or trend from the marketing hyperbole.... More >
Often when people – including myself – talk about cloud integration, they focus on SaaS and the software/data integration question. But a recent Internet Evolution column looks more broadly at the c... More >
It's nearly prom season: Do you think SalesForce.com has a date? Or I should say, data – ha! I'll put it this way: If this were a bad '80s sitcom, come prom night, there would be three or four... More >
I'm fascinated by the SaaS integration story. I mean, here's a business model that's relatively new, and unless you're SalesForce.com , there's a good chance you're trying to win over compani... More >
I'm a writer. It's neither my job nor my nature to to be speechless. So, while I'm perusing content, I'm often wondering what I'm going to write. If I chatter to myself a lot, it's probably a ... More >
The Olympics offer a great example of how social networks can be used to build loyalty and keep fans hooked. Twitter promoted a list of verified Olympians, and I followed it for awhile. Obviously, so... More >
In a world where 140 characters on Twitter scoops international news agencies and everybody instantly burps up opinions, it's easy to lose the more steadied, thoughtful voices who really take the tim... More >
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