September 2011
Intermediate to advanced
1008 pages
24h 27m
English
The advent of cloud computing and the availability of cloud-based business applications such as CRM are dramatically changing the IT environment for companies of all sizes. The cloud offers simplification: simplification of the user experience and simplification for those responsible for managing the applications itself. The rapid adoption of the cloud, however, creates a perfect storm around data integration. On the one hand, the cloud has resulted in an explosion of data coming from employees, customers, partners, and influencers. Companies that can integrate, assimilate, and make sense of that information across the enterprise will be the winners. On the other hand, the creation of integration points is becoming more ...