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Multiple Stack Complexity Vs SOA Simplicity
Posted in: BlogOver the last several months in customer assignments associated with deployment of BI web services and Data Integration web services I keep running into the same problem that everyone seems to be struggling with when it comes to implementing a Service Oriented Architecture. That problem is one of multiple integration stacks. As I consult on […]
IBM Strengthens Its Data Integration and Data Management Tools
Posted in: BlogYesterdays announcement by IBM on its web site that it has signed an agreement to acquire DataMirror is more evidence that the software giants of the industry are starting to compete for more marketshare in the data management marketplace. In this announcement IBM stated that its intention is to use the DataMirror technology to strengthen […]
Microsoft Enters the MDM market
Posted in: BlogWell folks, it had to happen. Earlier this evening Microsoft announced it had entered the MDM market with the acquisition of Stratature, a private MDM company based in Georgia USA. Although Microsoft is late into this market I am sure this is the opening play from our friends in Redmond Washington. I assume Microsoft will […]
Performance Management and Web 2.0. Collaboration
Posted in: BlogHaving spent some time recently making use of new releases of collaboration tools from IBM and Microsoft it is pretty obvious that project management capability jumped head first into these products for use in collaborative environments. In a sense it is no surprise to see this as it is clearly a natural thing to want […]
Data Integration – Breaking Free of Line of Business Dominance
Posted in: BlogStill today in this ‘modern’ world I wonder when common sense will prevail so that enterprises that demand real guidance from their BI investments will realise that one fundamental corporate barrier has to give way if true business benefit is to come from enterprise wide performance management. That barrier is the refusal of line of […]