Plain old ‘Real time search’ in MDM is not only a thing of the past but also proved to be frustratingly elusive without spicing it up with some ‘smartness’. Informatica MDM, as always, is leading the way with its smart search capabilities. You can technically ‘Googlize’ the master data entities for your data stewards. It... more
We’ve certainly come a long way when it comes to business intelligence (BI) and analytics, Organizations have become very adept and taking data from multiple sources and packaging it into formats for consumption by analytics engines and algorithms. While we have addressed the technical aspects of BI and analytics, the organizational challenges and data dilemmas... more
The new API economy is changing the way businesses collaborate and compete. APIs have become the de-facto standard for cloud and mobile applications. They give you the ability to unlock and break free from your legacy systems and transform your business into an open and agile platform. Recently, Forrester released a report that sized and... more
Those who leverage data integration tools already know how valuable they can be. Primarily, they can meditate the differences in schema and content as data flows from the source system to the target system. These tools can also split data, combine data, aggregate data, and, in some cases, abstract or virtualize the data. However, the... more
Written by Vaikom Krishnan With Informatica’s Data Mania on Wednesday, I’ve been thinking a lot lately about REST APIs. In particular, I’ve been considering how and why they’ve become so ubiquitous, especially for SaaS companies. Today they are the prerequisite for any company looking to connect with other ecosystems, accelerate adoption and, ultimately, separate themselves... more