http://data-integration-blog.apatar.com Data Integration and ETL Blog Mon, 15 Mar 2010 11:29:59 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en In my previous posting, I wrote about the importance of planning to avoid data migration project failure. So today, I’d like to have some words on what data migration plan should provide for. I've mentioned pre-migration procedures and process. So, a good data migration project starts from the planning of ... http://data-integration-blog.apatar.com/what-data-migration-plan-should-comprise.html Data migration has never been an easy process, and though there are a variety of tools available today, the process remains complex, and the rate of errors is high. Data integration may fail due to hardware or system failures, but those are so-called unforeseen situations. The most common reason for ... http://data-integration-blog.apatar.com/data-migration-on-the-basics.html It’s a sad fact, but many organizations realize the data quality of the data bases they work with is poor, only when it comes to database integration. Data quality issues are among the common reasons for data integration failure. The reason for such a neglecting attitude to data quality lies in ... http://data-integration-blog.apatar.com/database-integration-on-the-importance-of-data-quality-standards.html Data Integration Is Not About Tools, It’s About Strategy Today, organizations face increasing data integration challenges. The amounts of data increase progressively, demanding for new levels of data protection, and making data migration even more complex. At the same time, business demands access to a real-time information, and quality data to make ... http://data-integration-blog.apatar.com/data-integration-is-not-about-tools-it%e2%80%99s-about-strategy.html Data migration is a complex process, and it differs greatly from other IT projects. Good sound approaches should be included when planning data migration strategy. Success of data migration depends on many things and each detail is important. But there are certain conditions that affect the complexity of data migration ... http://data-integration-blog.apatar.com/what-may-complicate-data-migration.html A CRM is a great solution to effectively manage company’s customer data. However, to make the management effective, get the most out of CRM system, and avoid CRM failure, special attention should by paid to what data is migrated, and how it is migrated. Data migration from various sources to a ... http://data-integration-blog.apatar.com/data-migration-challenges-of-moving-data-to-a-crm.html There is a variety of ETL tools available on the market, starting with solutions with minimum functionality and ending with tools that help solve complex tasks. The choice is also between proprietary offerings and open source ETL tools, Web based and desktop. When choosing an ETL tool for a particular company, ... http://data-integration-blog.apatar.com/etl-tools-how-to-make-a-choice.html “The data, and integration strategies around the data, is something that most figure is there, will be there, and requires very little thinking and planning.” – This is what I’ve read today at ebizQ. This again supports the idea that data, though being "the biggest companies’ asset", is still being often ... http://data-integration-blog.apatar.com/when-developing-systems-architecture-provide-for-data-integration.html There’ve been lots of talks about the need of a union between data integration and data quality solutions, as no integration initiative can be called successful without the quality of the data provided. Though data quality functionality becomes a required feature in data integration efforts, it seems to remain a challenge. ... http://data-integration-blog.apatar.com/data-integration-and-data-quality-require-consolidation.html Admitting that Cloud, has become a real opportunity to simplify the work with applications, cut hardware costs, management costs, etc., even large enterprises start their ways to the Cloud. The challenge is that it’s not enough to migrate a portion of enterprise application to the cloud (with migration being a challenge ... http://data-integration-blog.apatar.com/cloud-data-integration-complexities.html