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eBook: Data Integration for Dummies

Informatica Special Edition

eBook: Data Integration for Dummies

Informatica Special Edition

In this eBook, best-selling author Brian Underdahl explores the fundamentals of data integration and how the latest tools can simplify today’s (and tomorrow’s) data landscape.

“Data Integration for Dummies” provides valuable reference if you need to explain data integration to the business, are looking for an alternative to hand-coding data mappings, or simply interested in expanding your knowledge.

In five easy-to-read chapters, you’ll discover:

  • How data and IT infrastructures have evolved – real-world examples of integrating legacy and modern data sources in finance, retail, healthcare, government, and more.

  • Data integration 101 – getting to grips with the terminology, how agile development fits in, and why hand-coding should be avoided at all costs.

  • Understanding the key technical challenges associated with variety, volume, velocity, veracity, and value. Ways to address the important process issues, and recommendations for overcoming organisational and political roadblocks to data integration.

  • Specific examples of how visually oriented data integration tools improve efficiency, productivity, and business agility. How visual tools help you make the most of the people and skills that you already have.

  • Top ten things to look for in a data integration tool – considerations for connectors, data types, rapid prototyping, support for lean and agile processes, proactive alerts, automated testing, scalability, hybrid support, data profiling, and data quality.