| Enterprise data integration is the process of | | | | integration level and lastly enterprise information |
| combining data from various resources for | | | | integration level. The user interfaces may vary |
| obtaining certain enterprise needs. This also | | | | widely with companies such as point of sale |
| includes the sharing of information among various | | | | systems, bookkeeping systems and payment |
| business applications. Today, enterprise data | | | | processing solutions. |
| integration is a widely practiced method by all | | | | A perfect enterprise data integration solution will |
| companies and business groups, irrespective of | | | | eliminate data latency, data pollution and false |
| their status, for managing their company | | | | data. It must be capable of obtaining data from all |
| resources. For Internet-linked marketers and | | | | company resources and data formats like from |
| service providers, these practices become much | | | | spread sheets, from graphs and pictures and |
| more important. | | | | from other application repositories. The data |
| The advantages of enterprise data integration | | | | integration solution must provide all wanted |
| involves quick data delivery and data sharing; | | | | information from any field, marketing, operational |
| reduction in time expenditure in capturing data; | | | | or sales, on demand. |
| elimination of data accumulation and duplicate data | | | | Enterprise data integration requires the automation |
| entry; saving of both time and capital needed for | | | | of all data works. Large sized companies and |
| data entry, report preparing and printing; increased | | | | corporations now have their own data integration |
| customer satisfaction through better customer | | | | centers, which automates all information related |
| data integration and customer contact; better | | | | practices. These data management centers |
| product/service marketing; real time data | | | | departments will design tools and will create best |
| availability; enhancement in sales force automation | | | | practices to help corporation's integration |
| (SFA); and most of all simplification of all | | | | architecture. But for medium and small sized |
| procedures. | | | | companies creating one department for data |
| Enterprise data integration includes a range of | | | | integration is difficult. Thus for fulfilling this need, |
| techniques such as EAI (Enterprise Application | | | | many enterprise data integration service/software |
| Integration), EII (Enterprise Information | | | | providers came in to existence. |
| Integration) and ETL (Extract-Transform-Load), | | | | Before implementing any enterprise data |
| MDI (Master Data Management) and CDI | | | | integration system, a company must design a |
| (Customer Data Integration). The SOA (Service | | | | data integration architecture using all their data |
| Oriented Architecture) can also be considered as | | | | resources. Track all operating business unites with |
| a data integration technology. The main processes | | | | in your organization, give priorities to them. Heal |
| involved in enterprise data integration are data | | | | as much as broken data links as possible, organize |
| consolidation, data federation and data | | | | a source system - from which one can access |
| propagation. | | | | resources, if possible crate information hubs, |
| Enterprise data integration solutions are data | | | | which deal with same type of information. |
| processing systems, which are capable of | | | | Today there are many data integration software |
| accessing multiple databases in tandem, providing | | | | vendors and service providers. You can find them |
| real-time meaningful information and of producing | | | | by just searching on Internet. When you are |
| accurate results on demand. These solutions put | | | | looking for enterprise data integration software, |
| right information in right places like, data | | | | look for one software vendor who offers |
| warehouses, data marts and consolidation | | | | customized software package for your company. |
| repositories, with out any human help. These | | | | Open source software packages are also |
| solutions are powered by data integration | | | | available, which give you the chance to customize |
| software programs and specific communication | | | | a program from a standard software program |
| tools. | | | | according to your tastes. If you are looking for an |
| There are mainly five levels in an enterprise data | | | | online service provider, make sure that the |
| integration solution as, enterprise portals or user | | | | provider offer proper security to all your |
| interfaces, collaboration tools, business process | | | | information. Also make sure that the service |
| management systems, enterprise applications | | | | provider has enough data integrating capacity. |