http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/lawson Comment Feed for Loraine Lawson Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:40:10 GMT Clearspace 2.5.5 (http://jivesoftware.com/products/clearspace/) 2009-11-20T16:40:10Z http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/lawson/informatica-9-whats-new-and-what-analysts-are-saying/?cs=37458#comment-34167 The integration of data steward and business analyst roles into the data integration process is nothing new to us.  We have developed our DI system from ground up to incorporate these and other roles into the data integration lifecycle cycle.  Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:40:10 GMT Michael Waclawiczek http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/lawson/informatica-9-whats-new-and-what-analysts-are-saying/?cs=37458#comment-34167 2009-11-20T16:40:10Z http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/lawson/core-problems-with-soa/?cs=15895#comment-34099 Agree that we do not question SOA code principles. But what is worse in my opinion is we do not question the applicability of it. Even if a principle is good and valid , it does not mean you can apply it anywhere and everywhere. My fear is that we are Tue, 17 Nov 2009 10:34:09 GMT Jaywant http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/lawson/core-problems-with-soa/?cs=15895#comment-34099 2009-11-17T10:34:09Z http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/lawson/informatica-9-whats-new-and-what-analysts-are-saying/?cs=37458#comment-34059 Nice summary, Loraine.   To me,  the most interesting aspect of this release is their move to put Informatica into the hands of the business analyst.  I would be interested to learn more about how exactly they are accomplishing this Fri, 13 Nov 2009 20:44:44 GMT Ilan Sehayek http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/lawson/informatica-9-whats-new-and-what-analysts-are-saying/?cs=37458#comment-34059 2009-11-13T20:44:44Z http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/lawson/semantic-techs-implications-for-the-enterprise/?cs=37250#comment-34041 http://www.cutter.com/promotions/citj0909/citj0909.pdf   ...will get you where you want to go Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:43:06 GMT user1090449 http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/lawson/semantic-techs-implications-for-the-enterprise/?cs=37250#comment-34041 2009-11-12T16:43:06Z http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/lawson/semantic-techs-implications-for-the-enterprise/?cs=37250#comment-34040 10 minutes later, it still throws the 401 page not found error. Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:39:35 GMT User1762924 http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/lawson/semantic-techs-implications-for-the-enterprise/?cs=37250#comment-34040 2009-11-12T16:39:35Z http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/lawson/semantic-techs-implications-for-the-enterprise/?cs=37250#comment-34039 The Cutter link throws a 404 error. Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:26:44 GMT user1090449 http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/lawson/semantic-techs-implications-for-the-enterprise/?cs=37250#comment-34039 2009-11-12T16:26:44Z http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/lawson/cutter-consortium-offers-free-journal-on-semantic-enterprise/?cs=37313#comment-34035 As a consultant for an organisation which specialises in Data Governance and the application of tools like MDM, I found this article fascinating.   Keep up the good work! Graham (www.evaxyx.com) Thu, 12 Nov 2009 10:47:45 GMT Graham Charters http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/lawson/cutter-consortium-offers-free-journal-on-semantic-enterprise/?cs=37313#comment-34035 2009-11-12T10:47:45Z http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/lawson/how-to-fund-mdm-and-other-questions-answered/?cs=37357#comment-34034 As a consultant for an organisation which specialises in Data Governance and the application of tools like MDM, I found this article fascinating.   Keep up the good work! Graham (www.evaxyx.com) Thu, 12 Nov 2009 10:40:53 GMT Graham Charters http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/lawson/how-to-fund-mdm-and-other-questions-answered/?cs=37357#comment-34034 2009-11-12T10:40:53Z http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/lawson/identifying-integrations-value-gets-trickier-every-day/?cs=37213#comment-34028 Can anyone elaborate on Cloud Computing Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:25:52 GMT User1755848 http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/lawson/identifying-integrations-value-gets-trickier-every-day/?cs=37213#comment-34028 2009-11-11T14:25:52Z http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/lawson/how-to-fund-mdm-and-other-questions-answered/?cs=37357#comment-34006 Latest open source software from Talend may help significantly reduce the cost of an MDM project -> read more about it at: http://enterpriseinformationmanagement.wordpress.com/2009/11/10/talends-open-source-master-data-management/ Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:12:29 GMT Andy Painter http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/lawson/how-to-fund-mdm-and-other-questions-answered/?cs=37357#comment-34006 2009-11-10T16:12:29Z http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/lawson/identifying-the-business-case-for-multidomain-mdm/?cs=37071#comment-34000 Hey Loraine - Thanks so much for your affirmation of my multi-domain MDM thinking.  We're still seeing more and more customers begin to branch out from their initial business case around managing "party" data (customers, patients, Tue, 10 Nov 2009 01:48:36 GMT Marty Moseley http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/lawson/identifying-the-business-case-for-multidomain-mdm/?cs=37071#comment-34000 2009-11-10T01:48:36Z http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/lawson/how-to-fund-mdm-and-other-questions-answered/?cs=37357#comment-33998 Great post Loraine. In addition to what you identify, one of the biggest challenges I consistently come across and which takes the largest effort in an MDM or Data Governance initiative is getting the organization to agree on definitions for common Mon, 09 Nov 2009 23:34:40 GMT Jill Wanless http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/lawson/how-to-fund-mdm-and-other-questions-answered/?cs=37357#comment-33998 2009-11-09T23:34:40Z http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/lawson/semantic-techs-implications-for-the-enterprise/?cs=37250#comment-33935 We've put the "Rise of the Semantic Enterprise" issue of Cutter IT Journal up on our site as a PDF download (it's free but requires registration). Mitchell Ummel was the guest editor, and the issue provides a great look from a variety of angles of the Thu, 05 Nov 2009 11:52:11 GMT Kim Leonard http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/lawson/semantic-techs-implications-for-the-enterprise/?cs=37250#comment-33935 2009-11-05T11:52:11Z http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/lawson/much-ado-about-the-soa-manifesto/?cs=37135#comment-33928 I think there were quite a few holes in the manifesto.  I addressed them in a recent blog post: http://soa-today.blogspot.com/2009/11/soa-manifesto-value-statement-critique.html Wed, 04 Nov 2009 21:33:40 GMT Jordan Braunstein http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/lawson/much-ado-about-the-soa-manifesto/?cs=37135#comment-33928 2009-11-04T21:33:40Z http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/lawson/magic-quadrant-good-first-stop-for-info-on-soa-governance-products/?cs=16050#comment-33925 If you're looking for an over priced product the gartner is the place. But if you're looking for a cost-effective and comprehensive product then do the research your self through google etc....   We are using JaxView SOA governance tool. Its the Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:51:52 GMT James Morran http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/lawson/magic-quadrant-good-first-stop-for-info-on-soa-governance-products/?cs=16050#comment-33925 2009-11-04T17:51:52Z http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/lawson/soa-governance-tools-simplified/?cs=16071#comment-33924 We were looking for a cost effective tool for SOA runtime governance. We needed security and visibility. Ultimatley we found JaxView to be the most comprehensive and cost effective tool out there. It integrates easily with many ESB's and the multiple Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:48:35 GMT James Morran http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/lawson/soa-governance-tools-simplified/?cs=16071#comment-33924 2009-11-04T17:48:35Z http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/lawson/much-ado-about-the-soa-manifesto/?cs=37135#comment-33900 As always, Loraine, you summed it up brilliantly. Our take is here: http://bit.ly/2ey5Cp Tue, 03 Nov 2009 21:43:39 GMT Alex Neihaus http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/lawson/much-ado-about-the-soa-manifesto/?cs=37135#comment-33900 2009-11-03T21:43:39Z http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/lawson/could-mashups-solve-problems-plaguing-business-intelligence/?cs=37179#comment-33880 The problem is that many organizations today purchase BI solutions for 100K and more and then asked where is my ROI?   If on the first place they would not spend huge amount of money on the old generation big systems like BO, Cognos, Panorama etc. Tue, 03 Nov 2009 08:39:56 GMT Shared Intelligence http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/lawson/could-mashups-solve-problems-plaguing-business-intelligence/?cs=37179#comment-33880 2009-11-03T08:39:56Z http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/lawson/much-ado-about-the-soa-manifesto/?cs=37135#comment-33858 I agree with most of what folks are saying here not a lot of actual practitioners versus vendor/consultants but I believe Dr. Webber got this part backwards - "He also took aim at what the document said about prioritizing “intrinsic interoperability Sat, 31 Oct 2009 15:49:55 GMT Mark Griffin http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/lawson/much-ado-about-the-soa-manifesto/?cs=37135#comment-33858 2009-10-31T15:49:55Z http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/lawson/whats-holding-up-semantic-integration/?cs=37002#comment-33846 Interesting dialog.  We think that semantic data integration is a very important topic and a key enabler for any company that wants to deal with the crucial pain point in data integration -- how to simplify data mapping design, enable business rule Fri, 30 Oct 2009 14:51:56 GMT Michael Waclawiczek http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/lawson/whats-holding-up-semantic-integration/?cs=37002#comment-33846 2009-10-30T14:51:56Z