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data integration demand will grow in 2008: Data integration demand will grow in 2008Appcelerator and services-based data access...Great post about RIAs needing services-based data access to the back-office. That’s one of the key components of the Appcelerator open-source RIA framework (http://www.appcelerator.org - I work for Appcelerator).Appcelerator enables the development and integration of business applications with Web browser-based...; Tags: Scripting languages, Appcelerator, rich Internet application, data integration; Discussion threads 2008-01-04
An Introduction to Real-Time data integration: In these days of complex, "Hot-pluggable" systems and Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), bringing data together and making sense of it becomes increasingly difficult. Although the primary applications database might run on Oracle Database, one may well have other, smaller systems running on databases and platforms supplied by other vendors. The applications...; Tags: Oracle Corp., Data Integration, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Storage, Databases, Enterprise Software, Web Services, Software, Hardware, Data Management; White papers 2007-12-01
SOA's role in master data management explained: SOA's role in master data management explainedthis is absolutely trueGreat blog entry. The connection between data management and SOA can really be a win-win. Standards-based data integration folks have been talking about good, canonical data models forever. Using standards such as HR-XML or OAGIS can give you...; Tags: Service-oriented architecture (SOA), Web services, Middleware, SOA, master data management, data model; Discussion threads 2007-11-13
XAware goes open source: XAware announced this week the release of its data integration product into open source. The company has also become a Gold Partner in the MySQL Enterprise Connection Alliance program.Â In what's becoming a standard operating procedure for split open source/commercial projects, the company has two web sites: xaware.org for the...; Tags: Software, XAware Inc., Data, Data Integration, Open Source, Ed Burnette; Blog posts 2007-11-07
Master Data Management and data integration: Complementary but Distinct: This Bloor Research white paper discusses the relationship between MDM and data integration. You will learn about; the different ways MDM may be implemented, why a siloed approach is doomed to failure, why a platform approach provides the foundations for success, the pros and cons of current MDM trends, and...; Tags: Informatica, Data Integration, Data Management; White papers 2007-10-03

Master Customer data integration: Regulatory Compliance Meets Revenue Generation in Financial Services: All banking, insurance, and capital markets firms face regulatory requirements for managing their master customer data, yet few have taken advantage of this authoritative source of information for new revenue generation. However, that's beginning to change, as a growing number of firms are recognizing the potential of using their...; Tags: Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Finance, Digital Media, Basel II, Financial Services, Financial Planning, Regulatory Compliance, Data Integration, Revenue Generation, Financial Services Company, Financial Service, Webcast, banking, capital market, compliance, financial, IBM Corp., industry, insurance, line of business, Sarbanes-Oxley Act; Webcasts 2007-09-27
Making Data Work: Addressing Data Quality at the Enterprise Level - Realizing the True Value of Your Information Assets With Enterprise Data Quality and data integration: Despite nearly 40 years of information technology advances, only now are some organizations realizing the true value of their corporate data. Increasing reliance on automated business processes, more stringent regulation, and the ever-increasing pitch of competition are driving organizations to focus on the data they use to run their business...; Tags: Asset, Data Quality, Business Process, Informatica, Data Integration, Operational Planning, Databases, Business Operations, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management; White papers 2007-07-31
Collaborative data integration: Coordinating Efforts Within Teams and Beyond: TDWI Research defines collaborative data integration as a collection of user best practices and software tool functions that foster collaboration among the growing number of technical and business people involved in data integration projects and initiatives. Two thirds of organizations surveyed by TDWI report that collaboration is an issue for...; Tags: Team, Data Integration, TDWI Research; White papers 2007-07-01
Analyst Report: Multi-Entity Master Data Management: The 4th Generation of MDM - Is Your MDM Road Map "Strategic" or "Myopic"?: Since 2006, the CDI-MDM Institute has semi-annually hosted in North America, Europe and Asia-Pacific the world's largest gathering of IT professionals focused specifically on customer data integration (CDI), master data management (MDM), and data governance. These sold-out events offer MDM professionals and their business partners opportunities to: (1) create and...; Tags: Analyst Report, Data Integration, IBM Corp., Data Management, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Web Services, Enterprise Software, Software; White papers 2007-06-01
How ACORD Can Be Used as a Best Practice for data integration: This paper enlightens the reader on various strategies for benefiting from ACORD's IP. It explores a company's unique business requirements alongside internal and external influencing factors and offers targeted approaches to using ACORD standards for accomplishing data normalization. In addition, regardless of the strategy chosen, this paper discusses the management...; Tags: Data Quality, Informatica, Data Integration, Best Practice, Databases, Strategy, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Management; White papers 2007-05-15
Extending SAS data integration Studio With Java: Custom GUIs and SAS Server Interaction: This paper introduces the concept of extending the functionality of the SAS Data Integration Studio client application through its Java plugin facility. Making use of this facility gives programmers access to significant features built into the SAS Data Integration Studio API, which enable full interaction with the SAS Metadata and...; Tags: Java, SAS Institute, Server, GUI, Data Integration; White papers 2007-05-14
SAS data integration Studio and SAS Macro - Working in Harmony for Data Warehousing Projects: SAS Data Integration (DI) Studio is gaining popularity as a Data Warehousing tool. As a gateway to the SAS Metadata Server, it enables users to design and run metadata driven processes. This paper explores two techniques developed based on the power and flexibility of DI Studio and SAS/Macro. First, the...; Tags: Data Warehouse, SAS Institute, Data Integration; White papers 2007-05-14
Performance Driven data integration: An Optimized Approach: Characteristically, the data warehouse is a central repository of vast amounts of disparate data. The process of cleansing, extracting, transforming and organizing this data into an enterprise intelligence platform (data mart) presents unique challenges. An optimized approach towards performance driven data integration should eliminate redundancy and incorporate accuracy, timeliness, automation...; Tags: Data Warehouse, Performance, SAS Institute, Data Integration, Business Intelligence, Storage, Databases, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Hardware; White papers 2007-05-14
The Ins and Outs of SAS data integration Studio: The SAS Version 9 suite of tools provides many new resources for managing and manipulating data. SAS Data Integration Studio (DI Studio) is one of the many SAS Version 9 applications in the Data Transformation and ETL space. DI Studio is a new breed of SAS tool that lets the...; Tags: SAS Institute, Data Integration, DI Studio; White papers 2007-05-14
Speed It Up - Active Warehousing With SAS data integration: From Batch to Real-Time: The global economy has fueled a need to "Speed it up" to fulfill the demand for current, reliable data for decision support. The SAS Data Integration Server, with its active warehousing capabilities, can help to meet this need. This paper presents methods and best practices for using real-time techniques that...; Tags: Warehousing, SAS Institute, Data Integration, Economy; White papers 2007-05-14
Red Hat regains mischief-maker role with metadata vendor acquisition: As Red Hat and its JBoss unit ramp up their SOA offerings and capabilities, they are re-emerging as a powerful mischief-maker to the established commercial vendors -- this time on the subject of data lifecycle in the age of SOA. But there soon could be much more mischief from Raleigh.Red...; Tags: database, datacenters, Developer Tools, Eclipse, Enterprise 2.0, Enterprise Java, HP, IBM, IT Management, JBoss, Linux, management, Microsoft, Open Source, Oracle, Red Hat, SOA, SOA Governance, Software Development, Software Infrastructure; Blog posts 2007-04-27
SLQuery.com Search Mini (com Search Mini): SLQ (slquery.com) is a complete search and data integration platform connecting second life to the real world.; Tags: Data Integration; Software downloads 2007-04-25
SLQuery.com Search (com Search): SLQ (slquery.com) is a complete search and data integration platform connecting second life to the real world.; Tags: Data Integration; Software downloads 2007-04-25
Profiling: Calculating Return on Investment for Data Migration and data integration Projects: Data profiling is an essential step in the data integration lifecycle. Getting it right from the start can dramatically reduce the time it takes to plan and execute data integration strategies. Before data can be integrated or used in a data warehouse, CRM, ERP or business analytics application, its content,...; Tags: Informatica, ROI, Migration, Data Integration, Informatica Data Explorer; White papers 2007-03-26
A Flexible data integration Architecture Using WebSphere DataStage and WebSphere Federation Server: Introducing the T-ETL Architecture: WebSphere DataStage is an inherently flexible data consolidation tool that can natively support ETL, ELT, and TEL topologies. This paper shows how the combination of WebSphere DataStage and WebSphere Federation Server can extend the alphabet soup by effectively supporting Transform-Extract-Transform-Load (T-ETL) data consolidation topologies. Within a T-ETL topology, WebSphere DataStage...; Tags: IBM WebSphere, Server, Data Integration, WebSphere DataStage, Application Servers, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Software; White papers 2007-03-22