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March 31, 2009

Can IT Be Too Good at Integration?

You're good at integration. But are you too good?   (Pause for dramatic effect.)   Well, are you?   As it turns out, that's a darn good question to ask yourself, because, apparently, I... More >

March 30, 2009

What Cloud Computing Can Teach Us About SOA

There's been a lot of talk about what SOA could do for cloud computing, but ZapThink's Ronald Schmelzer recently flipped the equation , pondering what cloud computing can do for SOA.   Schmelze... More >

March 27, 2009

Simplifying the Role of Semantics in Integration

Earlier this week, I pointed out a Bio-IT World article relating how Pfizer was using semantic technologies to circumvent data silos for better pharmaceutical research.   They'd built a system... More >

March 26, 2009

Consultant Calls Out Vendors For Blurring Lines Between Integration Tools

I love "The Daily Show ." I'm a former newspaper journalist, and maybe I've developed a touch of Grumpy Old Fart Syndrome, but it seems to me most of what passes for journalism these days is ... we... More >

March 25, 2009

Can Semantics Tech Eliminate the Need for Data Integration?

Much of my adult life, I walk around in denial about what a complete nerd I am. I make excuses – I write about technology, I don't technically work in it. Yeah, I'm on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, an... More >

March 24, 2009

New Views on Integrating Legacy Systems

Whatever shall we do with legacy systems?   It's an IT conundrum. They're big, bulky and stuffed with useful data – and, try as you might, legacy systems just won't play well with modern applica... More >

March 23, 2009

Why SaaS Integrations Are Trickier Than the Average Integration

Every time I write about SaaS, some astute reader responds that integration challenges are not unique to SaaS and, in fact, have plagued on-premise applications for years.   Take last week, for ... More >

March 20, 2009

The Limitations of Service-Oriented Integration

One topic I've written about a few times is this concept of using SOA for integration. Despite the fact that many, many companies move to a service-oriented approach because of the integration benef... More >

March 19, 2009

Identifying the Synergy Between SOA and the Cloud

Yesterday, I noted that there isn't a whole lot of regular discussion about SaaS and integration.   There are, however, plenty of articles and posts about SaaS and SOA, as well as SOA and cloud ... More >

March 18, 2009

Forrester Predicts 'Minimal' Success for SaaS Integration

  Keeping up with SaaS news is like trying to keep a litter of puppies in a box: Another piece is constantly popping up. Yet despite the flood of SaaS coverage, very few articles mention the int... More >

March 17, 2009

Spring Clean Your Software Licenses for Cost Savings

It's nearly spring and that means it's time for spring cleaning - or, at least, that's what my mother tells me every year about this time.   Of course, we don't burn coal inside our house anymor... More >

March 16, 2009

Can SOA and Dis-Integration Create Warm, Fuzzy Feelings All Around?

IT people really hate the word "integration."   This can be hard to understand if you hail from the business side. Integration certainly seems like a good thing – getting systems, databases or... More >

March 13, 2009

Federal Agencies Intrigued by SOA's Cost-Saving Potential

The buzz from FOSE (Federal Office Systems Exhibition) this week is that federal government agencies are intrigued by the cost-saving potential of SOA and cloud computing.   That's according to ... More >

March 12, 2009

Bank Takes U.S. Bailout, May Ship Integration Work to India

Does anybody know if the U.S. government takes PayPal?   I ask, not for myself, but for my friends at JP Morgan Chase. You probably don't remember it, but JP Morgan was a bit short and borrowed... More >

March 11, 2009

Is Middleware or Poor Planning the Problem?

Middleware is supposed to solve integration problems, but some say its proliferation may cause more integration problems than it solves. For instance, in November, ZapThink wrote a piece arguing that... More >

March 10, 2009

Can IT Help Marketing's Integration Challenges?

Honestly, I've never really thought that much about whether print marketing people coordinated with online marketing people or direct sales marketing or even whether any of them checked Web metrics t... More >

March 9, 2009

How One Midsize Company Handled Integration, Post-Buyout

Sometimes, it's good thing that search is so dumb.   For instance, I have a Google alert set up for enterprise integration. As you can imagine, there's a range of unusual articles that fall into... More >

March 6, 2009

Four Great Ways to Fail at SOA

Business in general and IT in particular are often obsessed with finding “best practices.” I suppose the logic is, if you know what constitutes a best practice, you can duplicate it and create your o... More >

March 5, 2009

Economy Hasn't Dampened Data-Integration Plans

It's a good time to be a data-integration specialist, it seems. But then again – when is it ever a bad time to be a data-integration specialist?   This week, Enterprise Systems examined the imp... More >

March 4, 2009

If Only All SaaS Providers Would Follow Salesforce's Integration Lead

If you're curious about Salesforce.com and integration, Ron Papas, the general manager of Informatica’s On Demand Business Unit, recently wrote a post on this very topic.   Apparently, the sho... More >

March 3, 2009

Does Hand Coding Unnecessarily Add to the Cost of Data Integration?

Last week, I wrote a post on Why Companies Still Hand Code, But Don't Have To , despite the numerous data-integration tools of all price ranges available on the market. In the piece, I summed up the... More >

March 2, 2009

The New Face of SOA

Maybe it's the economy, or maybe it was Anne Thomas Manes' January declaration of SOA's death , but I've definitely noticed a shift in the way people talk about service-oriented architecture.  ... More >