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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 >
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“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 >
The SOA blogs lit up all week with news of the SOA Manifesto. The SOA Manifesto is a statement on service oriented architecture – “ the Bible of the SOA thought leader community,” according t... More >
Enterprises – and vendors – are still trying to figure out where mashups make the most sense. The most popular, low-hanging fruit for mashups seems to be replacing portals, or at least making... More >
Yesterday, when I wrote about future trends in master data management, I referred to a recent Information Management article by Marty Mosely, which warned the business needs should determine which ar... More >
Normally, people save predictions for the end of the year, but I personally always thought Halloween was a much more appropriate holiday for crystal balls. Maybe I'm not the only one, because this w... More >
Last year, Gartner predicted that semantic technology would emerge as one of the top 10 disruptive technologies within the next four years. That's right: I'm keeping tabs on that prediction.... More >
Informatica must really annoy some big tech vendors and market analsyts who love to predict its demise. For one thing, it just won't go away. When the tech titans bought out other pure-play ET... More >
One of the complaints analysts often make about vendors is that they offer their own definitions of SOA – often conveniently tailored to match their needs -- and thus add to the confusion over what i... More >
A little over a year ago, I interviewed Jitterbit's CTO, Ilan Sehayek. The open source data integration company was just over two years old and already in numerous midsized organizations. But ... More >
When I began writing about integration, I struggled with the concept of integration as a strategic endeavor. One the face of it, nothing could be more tactical than connecting systems. And whi... More >
Master data management projects are no small undertaking, and there's a lot at stake. So, I suspect consultant Ralph Kimball will be speaking to a full virtual house during the free Web seminar he's ... More >
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