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Those in technology often are criticized for latching onto the latest, greatest trend. Heck, research firms even monitor a bell curve (or some variation thereof) to track the phenomena, aka the hype ... More >
It's one thing to talk about IT as a strategic asset or a team player who wants to align with the business. It's quite another to make it happen – and it seems that when the rubber hits the road, man... More >
Health care is so far behind in basics like user interfaces and data integration, that most of the money spent on electronic health records will have to be re-spent later when the technology actually... More >
You want to save money on systems integration and beat the odds of failing after a restructuring or merger and acquisition? Then you need to answer four questions, and make sure when you answe... More >
A recent opinion piece in Information Management tries to make a case for better data management in health care. I say "tries," because it really does – there are some fantastic arguments here. Sadly... More >
ebizQ hosted a discussion recently about whether there should be standards for cloud computing. Personally, I suspect it's irrelevant. At some point, there will be standards. Whether those standard... More >
It seems Oracle made quite an impression last week with the release of its BPM 11g, in part because of its social-networking capabilities. Here at IT Business Edge, Mike Vizard focused on thi... More >
You see the word “agile” a lot in tech sectors these days. Sometimes, it means just what you think it'd mean – agile, as in nimble, moving quickly and lightly. More recently, it's being used a... More >
Syncsort isn't a name you frequently encounter when you follow integration. That's probably because for most of its 40-plus years, the company has been privately owned and relatively content t... More >
I suspect it's still hard for organizations to believe in semantic technology. After all, IT is pretty busy these days, what with supporting services (external or internal), assessing the cloud, BI (... More >
Can a cloud-based ESB trim your integration costs? Yes, according to a recent TechTarget article, but depending on how it's used, you might find it has created operational support, security and laten... More >
ERP is often a stumbling block for business, and if that's ever going to change, CIOs need a new, more flexible integration strategy for ERP solutions, according to Forrester. The research fir... More >
Jitterbit joined the ranks of integration companies offering data integration as a cloud-based service last week. The new solution is called Jitterbit Enterprise Cloud Edition, and it runs on Amazon ... More >
Recently, the government of Marin County, Calif., sued Deloitte Consulting, claiming it committed fraud and “misrepresented its skills and experience” in an SAP implementation. Then this week, a UK... More >
The landscape of master data management is about to change, bringing more headaches as companies are forced to rely more on internal resources. You can also expect focus on coupling MDM with business... More >
Sure, end users and executives love all the intelligent reporting, business analytics and other high-end data management solutions. But do they really need or even use all these whiz-bang solutions,... More >
Does it really matter when you load and when you transform data during a data integration project? Yes, actually it does, argues a recent Intelligent Enterprise article, "Is it Time to Switch to ELT... More >
I've got a feeling we're about to see a run on health care IT that will make the Oklahoma Sooners look like deferential ladies at a tea party. For years, health care IT was a niche market, w... More >
I once worked at an Internet start-up. I was interviewed by the head of content, who would be my boss, and he reported directly to the owner of this start-up. The day I started, I learned I'd ... More >
It's almost passé to write about service-oriented architecture as a stand-alone issue these days. True, you'll see it discussed as part of another project – master data management, cloud computing, S... More >
WSO2 made an intriguing announcement this week: It's unveiled the first open source cloud platform. For some reason, I always have to remind myself that WSO2 is NOT a standards body, but an ... More >
This is certainly shaping up to be an interesting year for IBM, with its acquisitions of Cast Iron Systems in early May and last week's acquisition of Sterling Commerce – and it looks like it's not... More >
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