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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 >
Kevin Fogarty is handing out cloud computing reality checks this week over at Computerworld. If you're one of those companies lured in by dreams that cloud computing will solve your legacy problems... More >
Companies contemplating a move to a service-oriented architecture should start by forming an integration competency center (ICC), recommends Brian Burke, a research vice president at Gartner. ... More >
You learn something new everyday, they say. The older I get, the more frequently learning something new actually involves realizing how wrong I am. Apparently, I'm not the only one, because Lo... More >
It's hard to come up with another company in the enterprise IT space that could rival Oracle when it comes to acquisitions. The company boasts 59 acquisitions, including the high-profile $7.4... More >
Last week, I wrote about the evolving role of enterprise architects. Right now, even the EA community can't quite agree on the roles and responsibilities of EA. Job requirements are all over the map ... More >
Enterprise architect, business strategist and blogger Dion Hinchcliffe is one of the more significant voices in the Web 2.0 world, at least from an IT perspective. I point that out specifically becau... More >
When I asked data-integration vendors who their biggest competitor is, they don't mention IBM or Informatica or any other vendor. Their answer is nearly universally custom code. It's a well-k... More >
Break out the Che Guevera berets. It seems a veritable revolution is sweeping the master data management world. Generally, revolutions are started by the disenfranchised, but in this case, it ... More >
Hitachi Consulting took a look at recent trends in how companies approach business intelligence projects, including trends in data integration. It's published a summary of its findings this month in ... More >
Analysts often criticize organizations for buying into one vendor’s definition of service-oriented architecture, thereby essentially locking themselves into proprietary systems, which frankly, defeat... More >
Enterprise architects – and architects in general – are the hot ticket item in IT these days. Theoretically, enterprise architects should understand your IT infrastructure and your business, inside a... More >
“Well - well look. I already told you: I deal with the *** **** customers so the engineers don't have to. I have people skills; I am good at dealing with people. Can't you understand that? What the h... More >
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