Many organizations are gaining better understanding and appreciation for their enterprise data: Data is a valuable asset that is still largely untapped Data is only valuable if it can be used Data value increases greatly with quality and reliability Data integration isn’t just about moving datasets to different destinations. Those different data destinations are likely [...]

Many enterprises are evolving to work at faster paces, driven by quickly changing markets, competitive demands and the proliferation of real-time services in the cloud. To support the right-time data needs of such enterprises, data integration processes are also accelerating for certain business needs. Business processes that focus on meeting operational or functional requirements in [...]

In many respects I’ve been using this blog as a place to showcase integration concepts and approaches that should prove valuable to those who make data integration work within enterprises.  So, I was more than happy to approach the topic of the integration community’s value. Indeed, one of the more innovative concepts in the data [...]

Until recently, most companies have looked to data integration solutions to solve tactical problems. But it’s time to focus on more strategic thinking for data integration. Strategic viewpoints are essential for determining which integration solutions will be the best choice for a particular enterprise. The range of consideration runs from understanding how data impacts immediate [...]

Data Integration (DI) software solutions have been in the spotlight these past few years as the explosion of business intelligence, analytics and other data-driven business processes spread through companies of all sorts.  It has become clearer how essential trustworthy and timely data is to business, and how important it is for business users as well [...]