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Systems Integration 2005 Conference Presentation
Presented By: Deborah Scharfetter, Above All Software
Many companies today have embarked on SOA initiatives for all the right reasons – IT and business agility , easier integration, better leverage around existing investments and more. However, turning the SOA vision into reality has many pitfalls and requires new processes, skill sets and technologies.
Review this important keynote presentation that will address the issues and opportunities involved with turning Web Services and Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) investments into rapidly assembled high impact integration solutions.
This presentation covers:
- What are the most likely areas of business impact and operational payoff for SOA initiatives?
- How do these technologies better integrate applications, organizations and processes than traditional approaches?
- Can these technologies help IT and business alignment? What changes must be made to facilitate the transformation?
- What required capabilities are missing from today’s product offerings in order to deliver on the promise of SOA? And can the overall complexity of the existing IT portfolio be simplified?
Systems Integration 2005 Conference Presentation
Presented By: Alan Shortnacy, Embarcadero Technologies
Enterprise data is exploding at a rate of almost 2 exabytes each year while companies are merged and acquired, new compliance issues are levied and management needs to make decisions faster still to keep a competitive edge. In the midst of these complicated operational issues underlies the technologies that are inherited, grown and maintained, all by a fewer number of people. In light of these facts, a seamless process for data integration is crucial for accomplishing dynamic, data-centric business goals. This session will cover strategies for integrating systems such as ERP/CRM, Business Intelligence, Legacy systems, etc. with ETL processes to fulfill business requirements.
Systems Integration 2005 Conference Presentation
Presented By: Clay Williams, Grand Central Communications
We’ll answer the following questions in the presentation:
- How does a shared infrastructure enhance your SOA Strategy?
- What Core Functionality is required for Shared SOA infrastructure?
- What are the Business Benefits of the On Demand Model?
- What’s the difference between being Integration Ready and actually Integrated?
Systems Integration 2005 Conference Presentation
Presented By: Chuck Russell, Collective Intelligence Inc.
CRM has become a strategic weapon and is now being extended beyond the boundaries of traditional sales force automation, marketing and customer support tasks. In this presentation we’ll examine several strategies for distributing Customer knowledge throughout the enterprise providing management tools that support decision making.
