Learn how open source data integration tools can provide the cost advantages of hand-coding with the productivity advantages of traditional data integration software.

Most data integration processes have seen limited automation over the past decade despite many technology advances. At the same time, data integration has become a top priority for all IT organizations. This technology report by Industry Analyst Mark Madsen will help you understand what data integration is. It highlights the benefits of open source for data integration and provides a series of recommendations to make the integration job easier, repeatable and more productive.

Read this technology report now and learn:

• Why it is important to differentiate between analytic data integration and operational data integration
• Where and why to use open source for data integration
• Why and how hand coded data integration should be discouraged
• How to use the right model for each problem

This report is meant to be used as a practical guide for all IT professionals who implement data integration projects and need to decide whether or not to consider open source as an option.

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"The Role of Open Source in Data Integration"

Written by: Third Nature

Offered Free by: Talend

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction.......................................................................................................................2
Open Source and the Future of Data Integration........................................................2
Spending Priorities Emphasize Need for Data Integration....................................2
The Drive Toward Open Source Data Integration..................................................3
Understanding Data Integration.........................................................................................4
The Difference Between Application Integration and Data Integration......................4
Operational Data Integration vs. Analytic Data Integration.........................................4
Three Approaches for Data Integration.......................................................................5
Consolidation.........................................................................................................5
Propagation............................................................................................................6
Federation..............................................................................................................7
Creating Solutions for Operational Data Integration Problems...................................8
The Most Common Practice: Custom Coding........................................................8
The Standard Option: Buy a Data Integration Product..........................................8
The Third Alternative: Open Source......................................................................9
The Benefits of Open Source for Data Integration...........................................................10
Flexibility....................................................................................................................11
Vendor Independence................................................................................................11
Optimal Price..............................................................................................................12
Recommendations............................................................................................................14

About the Author
MARK MADSEN is president of Third Nature, a consulting and technology research firm focused on information management. Mark is an award‐winning architect and former CTO whose work has been featured in numerous industry publications.

He is an international speaker, a contributing editor at Intelligent Enterprise, and manages the open source channel at the Business Intelligence Network. For more information or to contact Mark, visit http://ThirdNature.net.

About the Sponsor
Talend is the recognized market leader in open source data integration. Hundreds of paying customers around the globe use the Talend Integration Suite of products and services to optimize the costs of data integration, ETL and data quality.

With over 3.3 million lifetime downloads and 700,000 core product downloads, Talend’s solutions are the most widely used and deployed data integration solutions in the world. The company has major offices in North America, Europe and Asia, and a global network of technical and services partners. For more information and to download Talend's products, please visit http://www.talend.com.

About Third Nature
Third Nature is a research and consulting firm focused on new practices and emerging technology for business intelligence, data integration and information management.

Our goal is to help companies learn how to take advantage of new information‐driven management practices and applications. We offer consulting, education and research services to support business and IT organizations as well as technology vendors.

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