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All Rights Reserved editor@ebizq.net webmaster@ebizq.net en-us http://www.ebizq.net/web_images/ebizqnews.gif http://www.ebizq.net/?rss Wed, 09 Sep 2009 13:49:00 EST Ensure your data applications perform well in SOA environments http://www.ebizq.net/topics/soa_management/features/11676.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/soa_management/features/11676.html?rss Fri, 14 Aug 2009 16:16:00 EST Businesses challenged by the information explosion may benefit from agentautomated processes http://www.ebizq.net/topics/bi/features/11604.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/bi/features/11604.html?rss Mon, 10 Aug 2009 07:00:00 EST To increase operational efficiencies ROI and overall productivity organizations need to implement data virtualization successfully http://www.ebizq.net/topics/bi/features/11579.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/bi/features/11579.html?rss Fri, 08 May 2009 07:00:00 EST Keep an eye on the following considerations to achieve tremendous payback in broad virtualization deployment http://www.ebizq.net/topics/data_integration/features/11252.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/data_integration/features/11252.html?rss Mon, 04 May 2009 07:00:00 EST The save everything enterprise will be a thing of the past when companies can answer these questions what data do I have whats its value and where is it http://www.ebizq.net/topics/mdm/features/11259.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/mdm/features/11259.html?rss Mon, 20 Apr 2009 07:00:00 EST The question vendors face today with DAM or ECM systems is not what they do but how fast costeffective convenient and extensible are they http://www.ebizq.net/topics/bi/features/11208.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/bi/features/11208.html?rss Mon, 06 Apr 2009 09:28:00 EST In the insurance industry companies have accepted that systems strategies and data all developed in silos are making it difficult for them to grow and adjust to todays market demands The obstacles imposed by siloed approaches are painfully obvious to companies as they try to gain a better understanding of their customers and meet the growing constraints imposed by compliance and regulatory requirements Leveraging industry standards with full data integration is one was to tackle this challenge http://www.ebizq.net/topics/insurance/features/11036.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/insurance/features/11036.html?rss Mon, 16 Mar 2009 07:00:00 EST Maps help people visualize their environment and orient themselves Most businesses have not used maps effectively to orient their business data until now http://www.ebizq.net/topics/bi/features/11091.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/bi/features/11091.html?rss Sun, 01 Mar 2009 07:00:00 EST Today enterprises are adopting virtualization on the promise of cost savings but there are more strategic and longterm benefits as well http://www.ebizq.net/topics/data_integration/features/11033.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/data_integration/features/11033.html?rss Wed, 26 Mar 2008 07:00:00 EST Mashups are a very hot technology buzz word Alex Khizhnyak tells ebizQ readers how to get started in the mashup business http://www.ebizq.net/topics/mashups/features/9237.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/mashups/features/9237.html?rss Fri, 19 Oct 2007 09:10:00 EST ebizQs Dennis Byron interviews Yves de Montcheuil of OSS data integrator Talend http://www.ebizq.net/topics/open_source/features/8581.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/open_source/features/8581.html?rss Mon, 08 Oct 2007 11:10:00 EST An effective portfolio management solution distills the vast amounts of data to which one has access so that people can get a complete picture when they need it http://www.ebizq.net/topics/operational_bi/features/8539.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/operational_bi/features/8539.html?rss Mon, 06 Aug 2007 10:07:00 EST Tony Baer says IBMs latest buy readily complements IBM Softwares Data Management groups Master Data Management and Information Server offerings as well as IBM Tivoli access control and security solutions http://www.ebizq.net/topics/scm/features/8329.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/scm/features/8329.html?rss Mon, 06 Aug 2007 07:00:00 EST Before deciding to build or buy a company should answer specific questions about how it uses its data http://www.ebizq.net/topics/mdm/features/8324.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/mdm/features/8324.html?rss Mon, 23 Apr 2007 07:00:00 EST Todays headlines with their disturbing accounts of identity theft and security breaches underscore the dire consequences of electronic communications and electronic data sharing http://www.ebizq.net/topics/soa_security/features/7958.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/soa_security/features/7958.html?rss Mon, 26 Feb 2007 07:00:00 EST Using change management to build a reliable business continuity plan http://www.ebizq.net/topics/soa_security/features/7654.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/soa_security/features/7654.html?rss Tue, 06 Feb 2007 07:00:00 EST percent of data migrations overrun or fail altogether But there are now proven disciplines to keep you on the safe side http://www.ebizq.net/topics/scm/features/7599.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/scm/features/7599.html?rss Wed, 11 Oct 2006 07:00:00 EST The need to define a solid data management and protection strategy is obvious but the adage about the devil is in the details clearly applies http://www.ebizq.net/topics/eii/features/7329.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/eii/features/7329.html?rss Tue, 26 Sep 2006 07:00:00 EST Companies have come to realize they cant achieve crossfunctional business imperatives without adopting customercentricity throughout their business processes http://www.ebizq.net/topics/mdm/features/7302.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/mdm/features/7302.html?rss Wed, 30 Aug 2006 07:00:00 EST AMR Research reports that vendors are starting to consolidate data integration and enterprise application integration EAI tools to build out their SOA frameworks http://www.ebizq.net/topics/scm/features/7237.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/scm/features/7237.html?rss Tue, 22 Aug 2006 07:00:00 EST A decade and a half after the Internet revolution the only safe computer is one thats not connected to anything and we wonder if thats even secure http://www.ebizq.net/topics/soa_security/features/7222.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/soa_security/features/7222.html?rss Wed, 16 Aug 2006 07:00:00 EST The company best able to quickly access and make use of the data stands to profit over its competitors http://www.ebizq.net/topics/scm/features/7210.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/scm/features/7210.html?rss Mon, 14 Aug 2006 07:00:00 EST The Group reports that IBM and FileNet have been straightaheadcompetitors for plus years and as such the two have a lot of product overlap and a potentially difficult product integration process ahead http://www.ebizq.net/topics/scm/features/7208.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/scm/features/7208.html?rss Fri, 11 Aug 2006 10:28:00 EST ebizQ columnist Tony Baer says content is king http://www.ebizq.net/topics/bpm/features/7207.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/bpm/features/7207.html?rss Tue, 08 Aug 2006 07:00:00 EST Reaching a single version of the truth http://www.ebizq.net/topics/eii/features/7194.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/eii/features/7194.html?rss Wed, 02 Aug 2006 07:00:00 EST Data accessibility and architecture improvements can have a positive impact on all functional groups the front office middle office and the back office although for vastly different reasons http://www.ebizq.net/topics/scm/features/7173.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/scm/features/7173.html?rss Mon, 10 Jul 2006 07:00:00 EST Tsipora Cohen gives us a view of relational database management systems http://www.ebizq.net/topics/operational_bi/features/7105.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/operational_bi/features/7105.html?rss Thu, 22 Jun 2006 07:00:00 EST Struggling to turn a multitude of inconsistent data sources into usable reference data Youre not alone http://www.ebizq.net/topics/scm/features/7068.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/scm/features/7068.html?rss Tue, 25 Apr 2006 07:00:00 EST Creating unified customer views across conflicting disparate data sources is the raison de tre for all CDI implementations http://www.ebizq.net/topics/scm/features/6904.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/scm/features/6904.html?rss Sun, 26 Feb 2006 17:00:00 EST Setting the context for data interoperability http://www.ebizq.net/topics/scm/features/6758.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/scm/features/6758.html?rss Sun, 15 Jan 2006 17:00:00 EST Organizations require business policies and servicelevel agreements to drive dynamic and automatic optimization of IT infrastructure http://www.ebizq.net/topics/scm/features/6616.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/scm/features/6616.html?rss Wed, 31 Aug 2005 14:14:00 EST Restructuring data so that it makes sense to the receiving application http://www.ebizq.net/topics/scm/features/6236.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/scm/features/6236.html?rss Sun, 21 Aug 2005 17:00:00 EST In the long run bad data can lead to low customer satisfaction anddecreased customer retention http://www.ebizq.net/topics/scm/features/6210.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/scm/features/6210.html?rss Sun, 14 Aug 2005 21:52:00 EST The Groups take on IBM acquisition of DWL http://www.ebizq.net/topics/scm/features/6186.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/scm/features/6186.html?rss Sun, 07 Aug 2005 17:00:00 EST Security measures to consider when outsourcing to a third party http://www.ebizq.net/topics/scm/features/6167.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/scm/features/6167.html?rss Sun, 24 Jul 2005 17:00:00 EST Why all implementation styles are not created equal http://www.ebizq.net/topics/scm/features/6131.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/scm/features/6131.html?rss Sun, 19 Jun 2005 17:00:00 EST Part II in a series about how integrated cooperative security technologies can leverage information and enforcement capabilities http://www.ebizq.net/topics/soa_security/features/6042.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/soa_security/features/6042.html?rss Sun, 12 Jun 2005 17:00:00 EST Integrated cooperative security technologies that can leverage information and enforcement capabilities are on the forefront of innovation in the enterprise security marketplace http://www.ebizq.net/topics/soa_security/features/6020.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/soa_security/features/6020.html?rss Sun, 12 Jun 2005 17:00:00 EST Can organizations create an internal environment where consistent data becomes a possibility http://www.ebizq.net/topics/open_source/features/6022.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/open_source/features/6022.html?rss Sun, 22 May 2005 17:00:00 EST Successful business intelligence implementations can be a real drag http://www.ebizq.net/topics/scm/features/5957.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/scm/features/5957.html?rss Sun, 15 May 2005 17:00:00 EST Tips to ensure that your data warehousing tools are up to date and ready to go http://www.ebizq.net/topics/scm/features/5925.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/scm/features/5925.html?rss Sun, 17 Apr 2005 17:00:00 EST A new class of tools measures waittime for hundreds of specific delay points inside the database and quantifies exactly what response time boost you can achieve by resolving the bottleneck By looking inside the database and watching the waittime created by specific transactions you can make major performance gains without adding new hardware capacity http://www.ebizq.net/topics/scm/features/5821.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/scm/features/5821.html?rss Sun, 27 Mar 2005 17:00:00 EST Ann Rockley says that information architecture can make a significant contribution to the success of your content management solution http://www.ebizq.net/topics/scm/features/5758.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/scm/features/5758.html?rss Sun, 20 Mar 2005 16:00:00 EST The enterprise CRM space has room for movement in terms of which company will dominate the space for the long haul The Groups Martin Schneider gives an informative review of the companies in play http://www.ebizq.net/topics/crm_int/features/5732.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/crm_int/features/5732.html?rss Sun, 13 Mar 2005 17:00:00 EST Current CDI solutions tend to lack the flexibility to become an enterprisewide platform that delivers unified customer views across diverse set of application systems and data repositories to multiple users says Anurag Wadehra of Siperian http://www.ebizq.net/topics/crm_int/features/5714.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/crm_int/features/5714.html?rss Sun, 27 Feb 2005 17:00:00 EST Try as they might to move all customerrelated data to a single vertically integrated packaged application most organizations have not yet been able to reach customer data nirvana ebizQs own Dave Kelly looks at approaches to get us there http://www.ebizq.net/topics/crm_int/features/5654.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/crm_int/features/5654.html?rss Mon, 21 Feb 2005 08:00:00 EST How much does it matter whether a corporation coordinates its customer relationships and customer information enterprisewide http://www.ebizq.net/topics/crm_int/features/5631.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/crm_int/features/5631.html?rss Mon, 21 Feb 2005 08:00:00 EST In the past five years weve seen a huge amount of startup and MAactivity in the storage networking market In this premium ebizQ content The Groups Simon Robinson tells us what it means http://www.ebizq.net/topics/storage/features/5634.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/storage/features/5634.html?rss Sun, 13 Feb 2005 17:00:00 EST Dave Kelly says customer data should be the central focus of your organization because after all you need customers to make money In most cases you also need to track and know about those customers to make more money But a surprising number of companies simply dont have customer data management policies or practices in place http://www.ebizq.net/topics/itgovernance_compliance/features/5602.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/itgovernance_compliance/features/5602.html?rss Mon, 31 Jan 2005 08:00:00 EST Data is one of your firms most valuable assets as it contains critical customer information while safeguarding the intellectual capital of the company says Howard Goldberg of Merrill Lynch In part two of this twopart article Goldberg provides several more excellent descriptions of analytical tools that can be used to protect your companys data and provides practical examples as well as sample reports for the benefit of the dataconscious ebizQ reader http://www.ebizq.net/topics/soa_security/features/5554.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/soa_security/features/5554.html?rss Mon, 24 Jan 2005 08:00:00 EST Data is one of your firms most valuable assets as it contains critical customer information while safeguarding the intellectual capital of the company says Howard Goldberg of Merrill Lynch In part one of this twopart article he explains that this data must be monitored controlled and protected for the organization to thrive and grow http://www.ebizq.net/topics/soa_security/features/5529.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/soa_security/features/5529.html?rss Mon, 17 Jan 2005 08:00:00 EST Data abstraction layers and the technology that provides this mechanism could indeed become one of the most important integration tools in the arsenal making the use of many heterogeneous data stores and databases much easier to deal with and thus making the data and the databases a more valuable and more strategic resource for the enterprise http://www.ebizq.net/topics/operational_bi/features/5514.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/operational_bi/features/5514.html?rss Mon, 17 Jan 2005 08:00:00 EST IT executives moving to transform operations to an elastic enterprise will benefit from rethinking their approach to managing data centers says Ed Broderick of Robert Frances Group With the need for ondemand services it is no longer sufficient to manage and react to events instead IT executives need to prevent those events from occurring in the first place http://www.ebizq.net/topics/scm/features/5505.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/scm/features/5505.html?rss Mon, 13 Dec 2004 08:00:00 EST By synchronizing data before enganging in electronic businesstobusiness transactions businesses can significantly reduce error but complete and accurate source data must first be present on the supply side says James OLeary of EXTOL International In this second in a twopart series he discusses how to develop an integration strategy for data synchronization architectures http://www.ebizq.net/topics/b2b_security/features/5396.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/b2b_security/features/5396.html?rss Sun, 05 Dec 2004 19:00:00 EST By synchronizing data before enganging in electronic businesstobusiness transactions businesses can significantly reduce error but complete and accurate source data must first be present on the supply side says James OLeary of EXTOL International In this first in a twopart series he discusses the fundamentals of data synchronization architectures http://www.ebizq.net/topics/b2b_security/features/5395.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/b2b_security/features/5395.html?rss Mon, 08 Nov 2004 08:00:00 EST The use of the ontologies concept within modern application integration techniques and technologies seems to be a good match says Dave Linthicum of Grand Central Communications Indeed today we are already leveraging certain aspects of ontologies within most application integration projects whether we understand the concept or not The value here is to recognize ontologies as a concept that formalizes the management and integration of information services and processes formalizing something we are already doing informally http://www.ebizq.net/topics/scm/features/5295.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/scm/features/5295.html?rss Mon, 01 Nov 2004 08:00:00 EST More information arrives to us every day Our email mailbox gets filled with business and personal messages mixed with promotions merchant updates a variety of newsletters and more all vying for our attention Add an online messenger providing us instantly with short notes shared files and photos And finally there is information created by us ranging from simple letters and memos to complex spreadsheets and graphic files A lot of this information ends up stored on our computers The question is how should one manage todays information glut Chris Harding discusses the need for appropriate data storage systems with open standards http://www.ebizq.net/topics/scm/features/5273.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/scm/features/5273.html?rss Mon, 18 Oct 2004 08:00:00 EST In recent years companies have turned to three common technologies to create solutions for customer data integration Data movement tools such as ExtractTransformLoad ETL data query and aggregation tools such as Enterprise Information Integration EII and Data Quality DQ tools deliver results for CRM to customers in a timely fashion However what the tool vendors arent telling you is that these tools are inadequate for developing a reliable Customer Data Integration CDI platform http://www.ebizq.net/topics/crm_int/features/5228.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/crm_int/features/5228.html?rss Mon, 20 Sep 2004 08:00:00 EST In this enlightening article from AMR Research enterprise application expert Bill Swinton discusses how to become the master of your data management universe He emphasizes the need for data harmonization highlighting the possibilities and perils of global data integration and the importance of taking into consideration ERP CRM strategic sourcing and product lifecyle management http://www.ebizq.net/topics/scm/features/5146.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/scm/features/5146.html?rss Mon, 13 Sep 2004 08:00:00 EST CRM experts will enjoy the downtoearth advice provided by new contributor Anurag Wadehra of Siperian Inc who discusses the importance of accuracy over speed in integrating customer information across todays wide range of data sources especially in terms of developing and keeping customer trust In his own words companies need to first learn to walk before they run when it comes to implementing successful customer data integration efforts http://www.ebizq.net/topics/crm_int/features/5123.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/crm_int/features/5123.html?rss Mon, 30 Aug 2004 09:00:00 EST That reminder from integration guru Grand Central Communicatons CTO and ebizQ columnist David S Linthicum He points out that While the focus lately has been on how you manage information flows service invocation and processes between systems its important to keep our eye on the ball namely connectivity even though its the uglier part of app integration http://www.ebizq.net/topics/eai/features/5071.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/eai/features/5071.html?rss Mon, 23 Aug 2004 17:48:00 EST As data integration has gone from relatively primitive to a critical need of organizations the factors influencing the success of such efforts have also evolved in number and complexity Here Sterling Commerces Terry Noreault highlights key points to ponder as you mull the solution your company needs http://www.ebizq.net/topics/eii/features/5038.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/eii/features/5038.html?rss Mon, 10 May 2004 08:00:00 EST EII is in the words of ebizQs Beth GoldBernstein fast becoming the part of the infrastructure that aggregates integrates and manages information across the enterprise In this column GoldBernstein notes that EII does what the old data integration and EAI couldnt and dont leading to EII becoming a true IT growth sector She also offers some pointed and compelling EII best practices tips and explains how EII can be immensely helpful to your company http://www.ebizq.net/topics/eii/features/4371.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/eii/features/4371.html?rss Mon, 26 Apr 2004 08:00:00 EST Its important because it helps companies to gain visibility into their business processes at the IT level and gives them a better idea of whats going on inside their business And ebizQ columnist David A Kelly says one vendor in particular may be ahead of the curve in this problem domain http://www.ebizq.net/topics/eii/features/4256.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/eii/features/4256.html?rss Mon, 12 Apr 2004 08:00:00 EST ebizQ columnist David A Kelly says doing that is critical to staying in business Here he explores why BPM is an excellent way to bridge the two levels but adds that its not the only way In any event Kelly stresses that companies have to have a sharp realtime view of their activities to be in position to respond to changes in business conditions http://www.ebizq.net/topics/bpm/features/4178.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/bpm/features/4178.html?rss Mon, 23 Feb 2004 07:00:00 EST The more things change the more they seem to stay the same especially in the IT realm So says David Linthicum Grand Central Communications CTO and ebizQ columnist Take for instance the latest incarnation of IT appliance the socalled integration appliance Might it be right for your company http://www.ebizq.net/topics/eai/features/3821.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/eai/features/3821.html?rss