RESOURCE - Gregor Hohpe and Bobby Woolf documented their combined experience in the integration space and created the book "Enterprise Integration Patterns" (EIP), which has since been adopted as the standard for describing messaging solutions. Check out this deck of flashcards to find definitions of integration design patterns based on EIP.
Posted: December 8, 2011 | Published: December 8, 2011


Topics:  Apache | Application Integration | Enterprise Application Integration Middleware | ESB | File Transfer Protocols | Integrated Development Environments | Messaging Middleware | Messaging Protocols | Messaging Software | Open Source | Open Source Software

WHITE PAPER - Exponential data growth is challenging today’s IT managers to scale their storage capacity while delivering high performance and staying within tight budgets. Read this paper to find out so much more.
Posted: October 1, 2010 | Published: May 3, 2010


Topics:  High Performance Computing | IT Management | IT Managers | Open Source Software | Storage Infrastructure | Storage Management | Storage Security

WEBCAST - Forrester Research's 2011 Q2 Wave Report named FuseSource's enterprise service bus (ESB) offering Active MQ as its highest ranked open source ESB solution and placed it in the "Leader" category along with large, established vendors. View this webcast to get an overview and product demo of Active MQ.
Posted: December 1, 2011 | Premiered: November 30, 2011


Topics:  Apache | Application Integration | Data Integration | ESB | High Availability | Messaging Middleware | Messaging Software | Open Source Software | Routing | SOA

WEBCAST - View this webcast to learn about management strategies for ensuring proper configuration, uptime and availability for business applications and middleware environments. Continue reading to learn more about the most common middleware management challenges and how open source offers are providing cost-effective solutions to them.
Posted: June 28, 2011 | Premiered: June 28, 2011


Topics:  Application Infrastructure | Application Integration | Middleware | Open Source | Open Source Software | SOA | Software Configuration Management | Software Infrastructure

WHITE PAPER - This Technical White Paper presents the main challenges of data quality and drills into specific uses of data profiling and data cleansing. It highlights, through 32 distinct use cases, how open source data quality technology can be used to alleviate issues related to poor-quality data.
Posted: March 16, 2010 | Published: March 16, 2010


Topics:  Dashboards | Data Management | Data Management Software | Data Marts | Data Profiling | Data Quality | Databases | Open Source | Open Source Software | Query Tools | Reporting Software

WHITE PAPER - The challenges of the enormous growth in business data and the growing complexity of managing that data has created incredible pressure on IT organizations. With data volume exploding and complexity expanding, IT teams need flexible data management solutions. Read this paper for help making smarter choices choosing a data management platform.
Posted: April 21, 2011 | Published: April 21, 2011


Topics:  Data Integration | Data Management | Data Management Software | Data Quality | Enterprise Applications Software | Enterprise Information Management (EIM) | ERP | Master Data Management | Open Source | Open Source Software | Vendor Selection

WHITE PAPER - Organizations are often turning to Master Data Management as a key enabler in improving the timeliness, quality and reliability of BI with the ultimate goal of improving business performance. This survey report presents recommendations on the "do and don't" of MDM as well as some findings on the use of open source and manual coding in MDM projects.
Posted: March 16, 2010 | Published: December 1, 2009


Topics:  Business Performance Management | Code Management | Data Management | Data Management Software | Information Management | Information Management Software | Master Data Management | Open Source | Open Source Software | Operational Metrics (Systems) | Surveys | Systems Integration

CASE STUDY - Read this paper to find out why the FAA's System Wide Information Management program selected four open source service-oriented architecture (SOA) components to combine with its other development and management tools to create an enterprise infrastructure that will be deployed between 2010 and 2015 to support NextGen satellite air traffic control.
Posted: December 7, 2011 | Published: December 7, 2011


Topics:  Application Integration | Data Integration | Interface Design | Interoperability | IT Infrastructure | Messaging Middleware | Open Source | Open Source Software | Routing | SOA | Systems Design and Development

WHITE PAPER - This document is designed for users, developers, and implementors of open systems. It provides complete infor mation on what’s new in the Single UNIX Specification, Version 4, including POSIX.1-2008,with comprehensive reference material on every aspect.
Posted: October 20, 2011 | Published: October 25, 2010


Topics:  Open Source | Open Source Software | UNIX

WHITE PAPER - This paper examines the challenges faced by organizations today regarding their BI, data integration, and data warehousing environments, why traditional solutions fall short, and the rise of upstart open source companies. Read on to learn more about open source BI, data integration, and data warehousing solutions.
Posted: July 28, 2009 | Published: June 28, 2009


Topics:  Business Intelligence | Business Intelligence Software | Data Integration | Data Management Software | Data Warehouse Software | Data Warehouses | Open Source | Open Source Software | Open Systems Standards

WHITE PAPER - Read this guide to understand the hidden and explicit costs associated with open source BI in comparison with familiar proprietary BI solutions so that you can determine whether open source BI is a viable option for your organization.
Posted: September 22, 2011 | Published: December 31, 2008


Topics:  Business Intelligence | Business Intelligence Software | Open Source | Open Source BI | Open Source Software

PODCAST - Upgrading from VMware ESX and/or ESXi 3.x to vSphere 4 successfully involves careful planning. There are hardware, software and database requirements, as well as third-party software compatibility considerations. This podcast provides guidelines for planning a successful upgrade, and walks you through a proposed upgrade path step-by-step.
Posted: August 23, 2010 | Premiered: August 23, 2010


Topics:  Computer Hardware | Hardware Management | Open Source Software | Server Virtualization | Software | Software Upgrades | Virtual Machine | VMware | VMware ESX

PRESENTATION TRANSCRIPT - Upgrading from VMware ESX and/or ESXi 3.x to vSphere 4 successfully involves careful planning. There are hardware, software and database requirements, as well as third-party software compatibility considerations. This transcript provides guidelines for planning a successful upgrade, and walks you through a proposed upgrade path step-by-step.
Posted: September 6, 2010 | Published: August 23, 2010


Topics:  Computer Hardware | Hardware Management | Open Source Software | Server Virtualization | Software Upgrades | Virtual Machine | VMware | VMware ESX

EZINE - As cloud continues to evolve, IT managers are looking for better integration of cloud platforms with existing tools, greater control and management, improved self-service and greater portability among cloud environments. This e-zine takes a look at trends in cloud computing, using open source software, moving applications to the cloud.
Posted: November 10, 2011 | Published: November 10, 2011


Topics:  Application Development and Integration Services | Applications Management | Cloud Computing | Cloud Management | Open Source Software | Private Cloud

WHITE PAPER - As an alternative to big vendor messaging solutions, open source software presents an entirely different cost model and more flexibility in deployment options that suit the needs of retail perfectly. Read this paper to learn more about open source software and why it is the optimal approach to integrated messaging for large retail enterprises.
Posted: December 8, 2011 | Published: July 31, 2011


Topics:  Apache | Application Integration | Data Integration | ESB | Messaging Middleware | Messaging Software | Open Source | Open Source Software | Retail Trade Industry | SOA | SOAP