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How long have we been pondering the question of Apple and the enterprise? As Ann All recently pointed out, it's a popular technology question, even a perennial one, popping up every spring, ... More >
I've been following a series on building a business case for master data management, and since the series is now half way through its 12 installments, I thought it'd be a good time to share it with r... More >
Here's a good question: Why would a company interested in off-loading IT functions to a cloud provider want to fool with the resulting integration headaches? MWD Advisors raised this question ... More >
Forget short track . If you want fast-paced change, watch the master data management market. After Informatica nabbed Siperian and IBM bought out Initiate , I spoke with Forrester Rob Karel... More >
Several blogs have noted how much Microsoft's new Windows Phone 7 focuses on the consumer, rather than the business market. But look again. With Windows Phone 7 , Microsoft has reinvented the... More >
If a recent column by Forrester analyst Randy Heffner is any indication, Forrester would really disagree with the tech leaders who think SOA's just about reuse and hype. I'm not sure whether i... More >
In this week's ebizQ column, David Linthicum makes a strong case for why data integration should be a top priority for businesses . After all, he explains, those who neglect data and integration w... More >
SharePoint users, heads up – Magic Software plans to release a special edition of its integration suite designed especially for easing integration between SharePoint and ERP and CRM systems, includin... More >
The thing about a bad economy is that it's not really bad for everyone, or every business. In fact, some companies thrive during bad times – and that seems to be the case for open source vendors, and... More >
Service-oriented architecture may have gained acceptance in large enterprises, but there are still a lot of CIOs and IT leaders out there who say it's nothing more than an over-hyped buzz word for so... More >
One of my dirty little blogger secrets is that I dislike demos. I know – demos are a staple for the tech market, but honestly, they're very hard to translate into a blog post, I can't use them as an ... More >
Earlier this week, I wrote about the convergence of SOA, BPM and cloud. Largely, what I found focused on how this convergence would benefit IT in managing all these services and give business and IT ... More >
Informatica is joining the ranks of vendors offering virtual stores where developers can buy and sell connectors, mappings, vertical solutions and various other integration-related tools. Or, ... More >
These days, it's all about the services, whether they're internal with SOA or external with SaaS or somewhere in between with your own Web services. And increasingly the question isn't do you use ser... More >
Integration may be shifting from a liability to a non-issue and possibly even an asset for SaaS and cloud computing. Two things make me think this. First, it seems some companies are moving th... More >
Monday, I posted an overview of what analysts were saying about Oracle's plans for integrating Sun. Somehow, I missed one important aspect of that plan: Oracle's intentions for Java. Oracle's ... More >
Wow, it's been a busy year for master data management (MDM). And it's only February. First, Talend releases its open source MDM solution , then Informatica buys Siperian , and this week, IB... More >
My husband works as a program analyst dealing primarily with SAP. He also spent the last year or two helping his company set up Sharepoint. This is probably nothing unusual. In fact, I suspect a lot ... More >
Recently, I interviewed Siperian's senior director of product marketing, Ravi Shankar, and the company's new VP of solutions & field marketing, Kirk Millet, about multi-domain master data managem... More >
Integration has long been something of a market strategy for Oracle. It's one thing to buy a company, but it's another thing to integrate it and, as Judith Hurwitz recently pointed out, Oracle deserv... More >
An exceptional article in the January/February edition of Information Management Magazine, available online, is a must-read for both business and IT leaders, particularly if you're involved in receiv... More >
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