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March 19, 2010

XML Appliances Get New Mission: Integrating B2B and the Cloud

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 >

March 18, 2010

Defining Master Data for Your Organization

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 >

March 17, 2010

More on Why Data Integration is a Security Issue

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 >

Seven Ways to Gain Control of SAP Licensing

This white paper describes seven methods through which SAP® Basis and Procurement management teams can more efficiently manage the lifecycle of their SAP Business Suite licenses and make more informed software planning and purchasing decisions.

Breakthrough Data Recovery Technologies

Discover a road map to the most effective strategies and technologies to protect data and provide fast recovery should data be lost or corrupted due to accident or malicious action.

March 16, 2010

The Business Pros and Cons of NoSQL

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 >

March 15, 2010

Finding the Right Size Company for SOA

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 >

March 12, 2010

Rally for BPMS Integration, Archiving During M&A and Mashups via the Cloud

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 >

March 11, 2010

Publishing Integration APIs and Cast Iron's New Cloud Integration Platform

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 >

March 10, 2010

TDWI Analyst to Offer Advice on Collaborative Data Integration

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 >

March 9, 2010

Smarter Integration in Seven Steps

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 >

March 8, 2010

Cloud and Virtualization: The Integration Challenge of the Decade?

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 >

March 4, 2010

Why You Win When Everyone Asks SalesForce to the Prom

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 >

Why SaaS Providers Want to Give You Packaged Integration

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 >

March 3, 2010

MDM as a Vendor Fight to Own Enterprise Data

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 >

March 2, 2010

The Ins and Outs of Integrating Web Sites with Social Networks

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 >

March 1, 2010

Re-Evaluating MDM: Revolutionary or Just Another Data Tool?

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 >