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2012 Cloud Integration Predictions – Data, MDM, BI, Platform and IT as a Service

I spent last weekend reading Geoffrey Moore’s new book, Escape Velocity: Free Your Company’s Future from the Pull of the Past. Then on Sunday, the New York Times published this article about salesforce.com: A Leader in the Cloud Gains Rivals. Clearly “The Big Switch” is on. With this as a backdrop, the need for a [...]

2011 #Cloud Integration Predictions in Review

‘Tis the season, but before I post my 2012 cloud integration predictions, I thought I’d spend a few minutes scoring how I did this year.  Last year I predicted the following: Cloud adoption will drive two-tier cloud integration strategies LOB-driven cloud integration projects will lead to strategic MDM initiatives Cloud integration platforms will emerge Database.com [...]

Gartner Points to Marketplaces as Key 2012 Trend

Recently, Gartner highlighted the top 10 technologies and trends that will be strategic for most organizations in 2012. Amongst the usual suspects of Cloud computing, social user experience, and mobile applications, App Stores and Marketplaces were highlighted for the first time. According to the report: “Application stores by Apple and Android provide marketplaces where hundreds [...]

Video: Informatica Cloud @ Dreamforce 2011 #df11

I discussed cloud integration and Informatica Cloud momentum and customer success with SIIA’s Rhianna Collier at Dreamforce 2011. Some of the questions: Are times changing when it comes to the importance of data integration to cloud computing adoption and success? With the growth of social and mobile, how is innovation changing your customer needs? Are [...]

Cloud Integration For The Insurance Industry

Today Informatica announced that, “an increasing number of insurance companies rely on Informatica to address their unique challenges of integrating disparate data from a multitude of channels including adjusters, brokers, service providers, underwriters and other related parties.” I thought that two points were worth highlighting here: The wide adoption of cloud-based CRM in the insurance [...]