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With all of our technology, we've managed to create and accumulate a mass of information and data unprecedented in human history. Unfortunately for us, in 500 years, it'll look like we lived i... More >
Integration is frustrating for everyone, but small and mid-size businesses face particular challenges when it comes to integrating data from ERP and CRM systems , according to a recent survey by Tim... More >
There's a lot of conflicting advice about SOA success these days. In one instance, you're told it's dead as a business initiative, so don't even use those three letters when you talk to the business... More >
Dana Gardner poses an excellent question this week at e-Commerce News . Do businesses see enterprise architects as saviors or door stops in the current economic climate , he asks. Any time s... More >
As I see it, master data management is basically about resolving communication problems – you have one version of the customer or product data, I have another, let's put them together and figure out... More >
Heads up, systems integrators - Google is calling you out. Specifically, Peter Lorant, the head of EMEA Partners Google Enterprise, described you as out-of-touch dinosaurs . Oh, yes he... More >
Recently, I asked an IT programmer, who wished to remain anonymous, what his company thought about SOA. “My boss can't spell SOA,” he said. “He's a COBOL programmer who hasn't written a line o... More >
I'm seeing a lot of discussion about the value and money saved by various tech initiatives lately, no doubt because of the economy. There's a lot of great pieces out there about explaining why you sh... More >
Data synchronization is a critical part of many integration projects. If you're consolidating CRM systems, undertaking a master data management project, building support for real-time fraud detection... More >
Could HTTP and URI be the key to integrating that last, hidden piece of the Web – all the data hidden in databases, connected but currently inaccessible? Yes, if we'll all do our part to mak... More >
One of my favorite Seinfeld episodes is the one where George Costanza's father, Frank, introduces Festivus – a grouch's alternative to all the end-of-the-year holidays. Festivus, Frank explained, is ... More >
Master data management initiatives are known for being expensive and cumbersome. In fact, it looks like exactly the sort of project you would want to avoid if you're facing a merger and acquisition i... More >
Undeniably, there are a lot of connections between SOA and cloud computing. David Linthicum and others have written about this connection and it's pretty simple to understand, once you consider that ... More >
Dow Corning has created what it calls the “ Holy Grail of automation,” a system that integrates the ERP system with the plant floor in an unprecedented way, according to the May Managing Automation... More >
If you're looking for a way to prove your value to the business, go have a chat with your HR director about the problems with employee data. Employee data integration is a major challenge for ... More >
Usually when I write about integration, the focus is on IT silos: Data silos, application silos. But, often, silos happen because of departmental divisions or business processes that actually ... More >
I will never forget my first run-in with a large IT department. I'd been hired to oversee the agency's Web presence, due to some very poor content and graphic decisions made by the IT division. They ... More >
When Gartner issued a report and related press release suggesting companies could save $500,000 a year by consolidating their data-integration tools - aka, data tool rationalization - and forming s... More >
SOA is a $3.3 billion to $28 billion industry -- depending upon who's calculating it – and it's only expected to grow. And the dominate player in that industry is IBM, which holds 70 percent of the... More >
Integration can definitely be a strategic differentiator, particularly in the ever-lucrative enterprise software space. The question is: Is integration Oracle's friend or foe? The answer seems... More >
You want to know where to start with SOA? Start with a portal. That's what Tom Termini suggests. Termini is the author of “The Zen of SOA,” a book that draws on his experience designing SOA for feder... More >
If you're considering a real-time data solution, you'd be well advised to first add high-availability data recovery. I learned that during a recent interview with Sami Akbay, vice president of... More >
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