In the last chapter we introduced the notion of middleware, why we need it and how it turns integration easier. So today we are going to talk about the different types of middleware. And let us start with one vert used in point-to-point integration: RPCs (Remote Procedure Call) Middleware RPC […]
For years, information systems have been built as “stovepipes” [1], creating monolithic self-contained applications that have not been designed for integration with other applications. These systems were built with very specific requirements and not using standard data storage and application development methods [2]. However, even years after its implementation, they
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Today’s applications integration is of great concern for organizations. Due to the large flow of existing information, an increasing specialization of the applications and the great speed at which it is necessary to implement the various requirements that allow organizations to continue to operate successfully, it became crucial to create
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Has the reduction of clubs in Portuguese league improved competitiveness? At Polarising we challenge people to get to know Tibco Spotfire using available data online and answer their own questions. This way it’s possible to have hands-on experience with the technology and find out that self-service capabilities are one of Tibco Spotfire
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In the next five to ten years the way people and businesses make decisions, may change dramatically. Data and the knowledge people can get from it will be the centre of this process. Unconceivable amounts of data will be produced by individuals, corporations or devices. Vendors and software will provide
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For some years now I’ve been reading and debating about the worth for a software developer or a company to get into mobile development. I’m not talking about mobile first and all that jazz. Let’s say you’re a company who’s got a product or service that is already well established on
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Last 7th of April we have hosted our 1st Elastic community Meetup. There we were at ZBD (Galeria Zé dos Bois, in the typical Lisbon Bairro Alto), welcoming all Elastic developers and lovers, partners and customers. The agenda was pretty simple, as all the Meetup concept suggests: informal talks about how you
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Iot is all the buzz right now. But what does that mean for Enterprises and, in this case, to the Enterprise’s BPM practitioners? Traditional BPM integrations within an enterprise ecosystem are generally handled through an old fashioned SOA layer, and thus very brittle in terms of adapting to the new trends and
In the beginning of this millennium the paradigm for a new Business Intelligence (BI) project was very different from today’s. As BI consultant I was usually asked to build a new Data Mart, then design a large set of good looking reports with a few dynamic filters and guarantee they
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For those who work on Data Warehousing and Business Intelligence (BI) projects, the term analytics is already part of daily vocabulary. However, though it’s easy to get an idea of what it represents, several software vendors and IT professionals refer to analytics not always in the same perspective, and sometimes