In the world of application development, data is king. Unfortunately many new-fangled approaches to development, like SOA, have neglected that importance of turning data into an accessible, reusable resource. This Podcast with Marcia Kaufman, partner with Hurwitz & Associates and co-author of Service Oriented Architecture for Dummies delves into some of the all-too-frequent data mistakes being made by users.

This Expert Podcast will cover:

• The drivers for data integration
• Why data needs to be treated like a shared and reusable resource
• The importance of data quality
• Why you need more than an ETL tool to integrate your data
• The necessity for creating a standardized way of handling data