December 7, 2011 – 5:39 pm
If you’re reading this article, you’re probably interested in big data, but don’t really know what you’re looking for with big data or how you’ll find it. Don’t feel confused. It’s not like traditional analytics, where you know the structure of the data – the relations across sources, the dimensions to build, the calculations to perform [...]
September 27, 2011 – 8:54 am
I had the opportunity to review and comment on the draft of a new Hadoop technical guide. It’s great to see the published paper: Technical Guide: Unleashing the Power of Hadoop with Informatica. This guide outlines the following five steps to get started with Hadoop from a data integration perspective. (1) Select the Right Projects [...]
In the February 26, 2011 edition of InformationWeek, Chris Murphy wrote a compelling article reinforcing the need for IT to move faster. He highlighted several CIOs and what they are doing to move more quickly. Examples included: Dropping project cycle time from six to three months based on analyzing project data and baselining techniques Developing [...]
The term “life cycle” is used extensively when talking about information management but none of the existing definitions deal effectively with the death phase or even recognize that it exists. When you create a new BI report, do you also establish a way to track usage so that you know when it is no longer needed? [...]
By John Schmidt
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Posted in Application ILM, Application Retirement, Database Archiving, Integration Competency Centers, Master Data Management, Uncategorized
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Also tagged BI, datasets, Lean, Metadata, reporting, retention
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November 10, 2009 – 3:17 pm
For those of you who have been following my blog for some time, you no doubt remember the May article on THE NEXT BIG THING and the 10 Weeks to Lean Integration series. You also hopefully recall the discussions about the Integration Factory being the dominant integration platform technology for the next decade. While elements [...]
By John Schmidt
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Posted in Business Impact / Benefits, Business/IT Collaboration, CIO, Cloud Computing, Data Governance, Data Integration, Data Quality, Data Services, Governance, Risk and Compliance, Integration Competency Centers, Operational Efficiency
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Also tagged Factory, ICC, Informatica 9, Lean Integration
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