Data integration is a critical and fundamental element in a variety of technologies, including data warehouses, business intelligence (BI) applications, service-oriented architectures (SOA), master data management (MDM) applications, and data-centric architectures. This white paper reviews the state of the market for data integration for 2008 and 2009. It defines data integration, discusses the trends in the data integration market, and provides lessons learned from real implementations. The information presented is based on the State of the Data Integration Market Survey, a study of more than 300 global data integration users conducted by Oracle in August 2008. It also incorporates industry research and projections by leading analyst firms.
State of the Data Integration
Market 2008-2009 An Oracle White Paper November 2008
State of the Data Integration Market 2008-2009
Executive Summary .......................................................................................... 3 Overview of Key Findings............................................................................... 3 A Healthy and Growing Market...................................................................... 4 Regional Adoption of Data Integration .................................................... 5 Data Integration Users Expanding Beyond IT ........................................ 5 Data Integration: A Corporate Imperative.................................................... 6 Business Drivers for Data Integration....................................................... 7 Data as a Foundation for SOA................................................................... 9 Key Obstacles to Data Integration Success ............................................ 10 Key Business Takeaways............................................................................ 11 Data Integration: Functional Capabilities .................................................... 11 Data Movement with Core ETL .............................................................. 12 Data Movement with Next-Generation ELT......................................... 12 Data Synchronization................................................................................. 13 Data Quality................................................................................................. 13 Data Management....................................................................................... 14 Data Governance........................................................................................ 15 Data Services and Data Federation.......................................................... 15 Market Analysis of Functional Categories .............................................. 16 Key Functional Takeaways........................................................................ 17 Three Important Data Integration Trends .................................................. 17 Next Steps for Data Services .................................................................... 17 Real-Time Actionable Business Intelligence........................................... 18 Master Data Management and the Single View of the Business.......... 20 Best Practices: Think Big, Start Small, Act Quickly ................................... 21 Customer Case Studies ................................................................................... 23 Data Consolidation for Retail ................................................................... 23 Data Services for Financial Services ........................................................ 24 Real-Time Business Intelligence for Manufacturing.............................. 26 Oracle's Data Integration Strategy................................................................ 27 Conclusion........................................................................................................ 28
State of the Data Integration Market 2008-2009 Page 2 State of the Data Integration Market 2008-2009
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Data integration is a critical and fundamental element in a variety of technologies, Customer feedback confirms that including data warehouses, business intelligence (BI) applications, service-oriented companies are achieving significant benefits from their data integration, architectures (SOA), master data management (MDM) applications, and data-including increased productivity, improved centric architectures. This white paper reviews the state of the market for data customer loyalty, and lower deployment integration for 2008 and 2009. It defines data integration, discusses the trends in and maintenance costs. the data integration market, and provides lessons learned from real implementations. The information presented is based on the State of the Data Integration Market Survey, a study of more than 300 global data integration users conducted by Oracle in August 2008. It also incorporates industry research and projections by leading analyst firms.
OVERVIEW OF KEY FINDINGS The results from Oracle's State of the Data Integration Market Survey clearly indicate that the data integration market is growing both in size and corporate importance. I... [download for more]
