You're probably familiar with the use of common formats in integration. These common representations, or in some cases mutually agreed upon formats, are often found in B2B transactions. To see how a common model can simplify SOA development, let's examine the standards at the foundation of SOA and ESB to understand what they include and... 

Poor quality data can spell disaster for SOA or BPM initiatives. Enterprise-wide data initiatives cross many boundaries, both technical and departmental, and are often high risk. This paper describes how a governance led approach can progressively deliver semantic integration with minimum short term cost, less complexity and reduced maintenance.  

Read this paper to discover an alternative approach to data integration that ensures that not only is data correct and valid based on your business rules, but more importantly provides the means to fully operationalize those rules in a manner that is both intelligible to business and agile across all segments of the change lifecycle. 

RapidACE is a software platform that enables data architects to integrate disparate data models automatically. It delivers high speed, automated data model consolidation. 

Read this paper to learn about being connected building planning requires tightly integrated, well-coordinated cross-functional communication and project management across four functional phases: organizational alignment, technology strategies, network design considerations, and financial analysis. 

For high-end, challenging applications integrating business intelligence (BI) data with other information such as Internet clickstream and social networking data, the trend is shifting toward build in the buy vs. build data warehousing debate. Access this expert resource today to learn the drivers that are creating this new trend. 

If you’re an administrator who’s planning to build a high performance, highly available IP network using HP SAN/iQ Software, you should read this document in its entirety. You’ll find important configuration guidelines, best practices, and frequently asked questions that will help you to accelerate a successful deployment. 

Read this white paper to learn more about the Xiotech’s Emprise 5000 system, a revolutionary concept in data storage offering the lowest total cost of ownership (TCO) of any storage area network (SAN) or SAN-like system on the market. 

This whitepaper discusses how IP Address Management can help organizations take control of their IP address and name space to achieve many network benefits. 

This webinar covers how network automation and orchestration can help your data center evolve to become simplified and more agile. 

This white paper reviews the impact of server virtualization on the data center and describes HP's approach to building simpler, more secure and automated networks that fully meet the stringent performance, availability and agility demands of the new virtualized data center. 

Check out this informative resource to learn about the significant improvements blade systems offer over traditional rack systems, and learn how these platforms can help you build an infrastructure with an eye towards the future. 

Building a small office network means starting with a foundation of switches and routers. The following guide will help you understand the difference between switches and routers and develop a clear vision for what your network foundation needs.