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When I first started writing about technology, it seemed to me many companies had neglected one of the basic rules we all learned in kindergarten: Play well with others. Somewhat disheartening... More >
Honestly, I'd rather write about anything besides governance, particularly SOA governance. I'm not sure what it is, but despite my high tolerance for tedious topics – I actually enjoyed covering plan... More >
Increasingly, data integration and data quality initiatives go hand-in-hand. And with good reason: Experts say it costs $1 to verify a record at the source, $10 to later cleanse and de-dupe it, and $... More >
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While experts debated the definition of service-oriented architecture, its state (alive or dead?) and the significance of ESBs for SOA, a funny thing happened. Service-oriented, if not SOA per se , ... More >
During a recent podcast, SearchSOA.com Jack Vaughan asked David Linthicum why, in his new book, he said that cloud computing could “devastate” enterprise IT in much the way the Web did . It's... More >
What is it with November and data-integration suites? I feel like I'm hearing a new announcement every day. Well. To be fair, I've heard of four, and one's under embargo until next week.  ... More >
I've been scanning the headlines this week for news on Informatica 9, the company's new-and-improved data integration platform. At last count there were over 60 news items on the topic, so my goal he... More >
Planners are always telling us to think through the possible scenarios and consequences before making a decision. But in my experience, it's not a lack of effort that leads to the problems, it's the ... More >
Google Wave is generating a bit more chatter this month. At first, I thought this was because those Wave (can I call it G-Wave yet?) invitations are slowly working their way out from the core to les... More >
How do you fund master data management? It's no small challenge, and the fact is, few have managed to fund stand-alone MDM projects, according to Wayne Eckerson, director of TDWI Research. Fun... More >
On Wednesday I wrote about semantic technology's implication for the enterprise. In that post, I shamelessly hinted that it'd be great if the Cutter Consortium would offer non-members a look at the C... More >
I follow a lot of SOA discussions that, for various reasons, I don't write about on this blog. First, this isn't an SOA blog; it's an integration blog, and I've got to represent, you know: Keep it re... More >
No doubt, you've heard about semantic Web and its potential to change the Web as we know it. And, of course, I've written here on numerous occasions about semantic integration – which is, es... More >
“Integration is like weather,” opines Gartner Research Director Thomas Otter. “The statement, 'We have weather today,' is accurate but not particularly useful. This is similar to the statement, 'Our ... More >
Despite economic concerns, analysts predicted business intelligence would be a top tech priority this year . And apparently, it has been. But it's fall, and with fall comes the harvest and ev... More >
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