by Benoit Lheureux | June 20, 2011 | 3 Comments
July 19th update — updated below with reference to 2nd of two CSB case studies, on Mohawk – bjl June 28th update — updated below with reference to 1st of two CSB case studies, just published — bjl ————————————————— Original post follows: I’ve just returned to the US from London where we held our annual Application [...]
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by Benoit Lheureux | January 31, 2011 | 2 Comments
I have been having more discussions with clients lately about integrating SaaS functionality from multiple providers. One recently described integrating five different SaaS applications. Many IT-savvy clients leverage a combination of on-premise or cloud-based integration technology to implement the solution themselves (e.g., using Boomi, IBM, Informatica, iWay, Jitterbit, Microsoft, Pervasive, WebSphere, Tibco, etc.). Although these [...]
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by Benoit Lheureux | January 10, 2011 | 4 Comments
In the run-up to Year-End 2010 my colleagues and I published our annual 2011 Predicts reports, featuring a wide range of predictions related to integration, B2B and cloud computing. These Predicts 2011 Reports include (subscription required): Predicts 2011: Cloud Computing Is Still at the Peak of Inflated Expectations Predicts 2011: Application Integration: A Nimble Veteran [...]
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by Benoit Lheureux | May 24, 2010 | 7 Comments
Just on the heals of IBM acquiring Cast Iron Systems a few weeks ago, today IBM announced that it is acquiring Sterling Commerce for $1.4b in cash. Adding to other recent events such as GXS acquiring Inovis this once again ups the ante on B2B. Gartner’s formal consolidated response to the Cast Iron acquisition will [...]
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by Benoit Lheureux | March 1, 2010 | 6 Comments
Three events last week connected some dots on Cloud APIs for integration as a service: My peer review of Eric Knipp‘s upcoming case study on New York Time’s Open WOA A client specifically asked me — “do any B2B integration vendors offer Cloud API’s?” I spoke with the folks at ECGridOS — who offer a [...]
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by Benoit Lheureux | September 9, 2009 | 2 Comments
Last winter for the first-time in my life I created a compost heap. My first attempt wasn’t as large as this steaming beauty down under… … but indeed the fires of bacteria were raging such that the first time I thrust my hand deep into the core it nearly burned. (Yeah, my wife thought that was [...]
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by Benoit Lheureux | August 17, 2009 | 4 Comments
Question: What’s common about these events in the last few months? Boomi (a Cloud computing / SaaS integration provider) announces EDI support Google announces Secure Data Connector so GAE functionality better integrates with on-prem applications (login required: Google App Engine Comes Closer to Enterprise Adoption) GXS (the world’s largest EDI vendor) is quietly piloting encrypted [...]
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by Benoit Lheureux | June 14, 2009 | 6 Comments
Gee, whatta surprise — the biggest barriers to B2B integration is people — not technology
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by Benoit Lheureux | May 10, 2009 | 1 Comment
Like the beautiful patina on an old bronze coin — http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patina — integration is a respectful legacy that continues to add value to the modern fortunes of IT, including Cloud computing. No, integration isn’t cool – as it was 10 years go – but it still rocks. Without it even cloud computing – IT’s latest [...]
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by Benoit Lheureux | March 17, 2009 | 5 Comments
The CEO of a respectable mid-sized supply chain integration company has a clever schtick to convince prospective customers that they don’t *want* to do B2B integration themselves – he keeps a pile of thick plastic binders stuffed with various retailer EDI implementation guides in his executive conference room. EDI specifications are generally heavyweight – often [...]
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