Cloud data management is a critical component to the effectiveness of your big data and analytics program. But you need the right tool and not all data management tools are optimized for cloud. There are six reasons on why customers use Informatica Cloud Data Management: 1. Agility and time to value: Informatica has done well to bring […]
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Establishing an Integration Strategy and Roadmap
A recent Perficient post highlighted the need for an integration strategy and outlined the problems with legacy integration approaches and tools. This post offers an outline of the activities, topics for consideration and deliverables needed to create an integration strategy and roadmap. Without being too prescriptive in the approach to an integration strategy, it is […]
Cloud is the Name of the Game: 3 Aspects of Data Management in the Cloud
When Informatica went private in 2015, Microsoft Corporation and Salesforce Ventures agreed to become strategic investors in the company alongside the Permira funds and CPPIB. Henceforth, the message on this year’s partner conference was platform-independent, enterprise-ready Cloud Data Management. Informatica has three major focus areas in cloud for 2016: Intelligent Data Platform: This platform is primarily focused […]
4 steps to fix “MQRC 2393- SSL Initialization Error” on DataPower
This issue mainly occurs when DataPower MQ client tries to establish a SSL(2-way) connection with MQ server. Here is the solution to fix this issue. Step – 1 : Ensure that correct certs have been configured in keystore of MQ queue manager object on MQ server. Step – 2 : Ensure that correct certs have […]
Create a Simple Internet-Connected Device with MQTT
Previously, I’ve written about MQTT’s role in the Internet of Things. As a next step, my goal for this blog is to create a temperature and humidity monitor which pushes updates via MQTT. To create a temperature and humidity monitor, we need to create an electronic circuit that monitors temperature and humidity as well as […]
The Business of Architecting APIs
APIs are certainly in the purview of many organizations today. However, often the promises of unlocking new value streams for the business may be expressed in terms of the IT API Management capability. While the choice of an API management technology is an important aspect of the new API economy, organizations should take precautions to ensure […]
Why we need web APIs
A few commonly asked questions by people around Web APIs are: Why do we need it? How is it different from SOA? What value will it add to my company? Here, I discuss how companies can benefit from implementing web APIs. I’ll cover the myths between SOA and APIs in a future article. Today, we […]
Token-based authentication: Part 2 – JWT with DP firmware 7.2.0.1
In my previous article, I covered JSON Web Token and how to issue and validate it on data power firmware v 7.2.0.0 using custom gateway scripts. In this article, I will cover the issuance and validation of JWT with AAA action on data power firmware v 7.2.0.1. No need to write the code. Leverage the […]
Logging maintenance work while out and about…
If you’re like me, you try to plan and have good intentions to complete activities only to have life interrupt and forget. Ever planned a day of activities / work to find out later that something was missed? Unfortunately this happens far too often and applies to virtually any line of business. How about the […]
IBM MobileFirst in Gartner’s Magic Quadrant
Looking back on 2015 gives me a reason to think about trends we are seeing. Mobile has been important to client for so long that it is not a trend, it is a requirement. What is new are requests for the inclusion of wearable technologies in road maps or strategies. I’ve seen a number of […]
Top Integrate Posts of 2015
2015 is almost behind us, along with over 60 posts on integration – from data quality to middleware migration. We have sorted through all of that content and pulled together the list of your top 10 favorites. 10 | 5 Leading-Edge Releases from Informatica in 2015 Check out Informatica’s top 2015 releases announced at their Informatica […]
A developer’s on ramp to IBM’s cloud
As companies migrate their solutions to the cloud, there is a need to make sure that developers are supported and brought along. For on-premises deployments, software firms such as IBM have provided developer options for both customers and partners. […]