Integration projects succeed due to the completeness of thought in the requirements gathering and design phases. This paper presents “Eight Things to Consider” as you evaluate your existing infrastructure, current and future needs, and prepare to evaluate potential solutions. 

This white paper explains the different alternatives to open source data integration, and presents the visible and hidden costs of these alternatives, on several types of projects. 

Sun GlassFish ESB has been designed to catalyze a lightweight business integration deployment project. It offers a "fit-to-purpose" mix of features, functionality, extensibility, and support at the best cost possible, with minimal overheads for development</p> 

This paper will provide a list of questions that should be considered and reviewed during any project designed to deliver a 360-degree view. The paper then explores how information sharing and identity resolution combine to show the connection between MDM and enterprise customer-centricity. 

This document presents a few selected case studies, illustrating real-life implementations of open source data integration and its associated benefits. 

This guidebook provides the answers with a series of detailed sections including essential activities such as planning, forecasting, risk management, team selection, communication and collaboration. 

With IT budgets being reduced, software-as-a service (SaaS) is becoming more attractive as a tool for companies handling data and application integration. Read this report from the 451 Group to learn about the benefits of SOA vs. SaaS, projected growth of this software segment, and read about the key vendors that provide Saas integration. 

This document is intended for executives evaluating the use of a horizontally scalable grid for database application deployment, as well as project managers, system engineers, integration specialists, and other technical staff looking to design, implement, and tune database applications in a grid computing environment. 

If stimulus plans around the world are effective, we will see a boon in industrial manufacturing jobs and production. This paper stresses the importance of an Enterprise Project Portfolio Management (EPPM) system. 

This paper explores how a rigorous data quality program is now a business imperative rather than a luxury. Implemented correctly, it not only gives organizations the agility to better ride out the current recession but also raises their competitiveness when the economy recovers. 

CollabNet is the standard for on-demand collaborative software development networks. CollabNet software and services help distributed enterprises reduce costs and speed development by bringing their people, ideas, processes, and development partners together in one Web-based collaborative development platform. 

The results of the survey clearly show that open source data integration solutions are mature enough for mission-critical enterprise use in every arena.