December 2009 Archives

Three Reasons why you Need Data Governance

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By David Linthicum on December 19, 2009 12:39 PM 0 Vote 0 Votes
Those who are charged maintaining data already understand the need for data governance, but few actually practice it well. Why? It's really a matter of priorities really. Budgets and understanding best practices come to mind, as does the need... Read More..

4 Data Integration Predictions for 2010

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By David Linthicum on December 13, 2009 4:33 PM 0 Vote 0 Votes
I think these are mandatory at this point, so here are mine. Forgive me. More consolidation in the data integration world. Most of the data integration companies have been around for a long time, and they are either huge... Read More..

How to sell Data Integration

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By David Linthicum on December 6, 2009 1:41 PM 0 Vote 0 Votes
In most cases Data Integration has to be sold within the enterprise. Indeed, if you're doing Data Integration right, you'll find that the cost quickly goes well into the millions. Thus you'll need executive approval for that kind of... Read More..

"Magic Quadrant for Data Integration Tools"...Consider it...Don't follow it.

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By David Linthicum on December 3, 2009 9:21 PM 6 Vote 0 Votes
I can tell when Gartner releases a "Magic Quadrant" because I get a dozen or so e-mails from vendors wanting me to know how well they did. "We're leaders." "We're visionaries." I get it. Of course, this week the "Magic... Read More..
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