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Data Challenges in the Analytics Pipeline

April 22, 2013 by Peter Tran Leave a comment

Data is the lifeblood of analytics — the more diverse the better.

In their best-selling book, Big Data: A Revolution That Will Transform How We Live, Work, and Think, Mayer-Schonberger and Cukier describe the synergy that occurs when previously unrelated and disparate data is brought together to uncover hidden insights. But these advanced analytics data requirements are a double-edged sword as these more diverse sources complicate data integration and constrain progress.

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Trip Report from Gartner BI and Analytics Summit

March 25, 2013 by Robert Eve 2 Comments

Last week Composite Software was at the Gartner BI and Analytics conference in Dallas http://www.gartner.com/technology/summits/na/business-intelligence/

It was an incredible event in terms of content and community including:

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NYSE Euronext Wins Information-Management.com Innovative Solution Award for Data Integration

December 20, 2012 by Bob Reary Leave a comment

We are thrilled that our customer, NYSE Euronext, a multinational operator of 14 financial exchanges including the New York Stock Exchange, has won the Information-Management.com Innovative Solution Award for Data Integration.

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Can Data Virtualization Address the Data Integration Bottleneck?

November 30, 2012 by Peter Tran Leave a comment

We all understand the business value of BI and analytics as enablers for growth, a means to attract and retain customers, or a way to drive innovation and reduce costs.

CIOs do as well. Both Gartner’s Amplifying the Enterprise: The 2012 CIO Agenda and IBM’s Global CIO Study 2011 place BI and analytics atop CIO’s technology priorities.

Leadership Award for Innovative Solutions

October 29, 2012 by Bob Reary Leave a comment

There is a catacomb of tunnels under the streets of downtown Houston TX, linking an underworld of passage-ways and doors and secured entrances and stairs and escalators and shops to the above-ground and its buildings, parking garages, and hotels. The first time I went to visit Anestacio Rios, there was a big storm brewing outside. So, when I inquired with hotel staff about directions to Anestacio’s building, they told me, “Just take the tunnels. It’s easy, and you’ll stay dry!”

Well, I did stay dry, but the route wasn’t easy!

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Comparing Data Virtualization and Enterprise Application Integration (EAI)

August 6, 2012 by Marc Breissinger Leave a comment

Given my prior role as CTO at webMethods, I am often asked to compare data virtualization and EAI offerings. Here is what I typically say.

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Data Virtualization Insights from the Pacific Northwest BI Summit 2012

July 16, 2012 by Robert Eve Leave a comment

I am back at Composite Software headquarters after attending my fifth Pacific Northwest BI Summit.

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Insights from the 2012 Data Integration Strategy Survey

June 25, 2012 by Robert Eve Leave a comment

Last month Joseph McKendrick, Research Analyst at Unisphere Research in association with DBTA, published an amazingly rich and insightful report on data integration entitled Moving Data: Charting The Journey From Batch To Blazing, 2012 DBTA Survey On Data Integration Strategies.

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Barriers to Agility in Architecture

April 19, 2012 by Marc Breissinger 2 Comments

Last week I read a great blog by Forrester’s Brian Hopkins entitled Agility And What’s Keeping You From It. In it, Brian cites Forrester research that says while 45% of IT rate their ability to accommodate business change positively, only 30% of business respondents felt the same way.