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Data Integration Platforms: Not Just “What”, but “How” – Part 2

March 11, 2009 – 7:43 pm

As I discussed before, it’s not enough to walk through a functional checklist for a data integration platform.  It’s important to make sure that it works in the right way.   In my last posting, I discussed the concept of a “unified” platform and its implications for the user experience. The second key aspect of how [...]

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Checklist For Data Integration Platform Capabilities

February 25, 2009 – 10:47 am

As I have been discussing in my previous blogs, a data integration platform has to cover a lot of ground if it’s going to be the backbone for sharing data across a company or organization.  Below is a checklist of key capabilities that you should evaluate, but of course no checklist should be used blindly.  [...]

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The Four Realms Of Data Integration

February 18, 2009 – 10:43 am

If you say the words “data integration“, different people may think of different things.  Some think of ETL (extract-transform-load) tools.  Others think of enterprise application integration (EAI) technologies or message brokers.  But in most cases, regardless of which tool leaps to mind, people think about how data is integrated inside of an organization, or enterprise [...]

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Data Integration “Platform”—Grand Unification Theory Or Reality?

February 11, 2009 – 7:50 pm

Technology vendors like to talk about platforms, because platforms imply a broader footprint both in terms of functional capabilities and in terms of implementation usage.  Platforms also sound more “strategic,” even if the practical implications are vague.  But the term “platform” can also be simple marketing hype.  How do you know when a software “platform” [...]

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