Re: Data Access Middleware & a Business User's view of data

Hi,
Check out this page of Vendors of Enterprise Data Integration Products on my Database Answers Web Site :-

   http://www.databaseanswers.com/vendors_data_integration.htm

My current favorite is SeeBeyond and you could use them as a yardstick to compare other products.

My feeling is that the 'Enterprise Integration Product' Vendors don't like to talk to organizations with less than $250,000 to spend !!!

Barry Williams
Principal Consultant
Database Answers

Todd Gillespie <toddg_at_linux128.ma.utexas.edu> wrote in message news:<9phs14$nf7$1_at_geraldo.cc.utexas.edu>...
> In comp.databases Ron <ronsmyname_at_yahoo.com> wrote:
> : Can anyone recommend a solution that can be used to provide multiple
> : software applications & users access to multiple data sources via a
> : single common logical piece of software (i.e. data access middleware)?
>
> A webserver can do this. There are a number of fine free ones available.
>
> : With capabilities that may include:
>
> : - Presenting a common simplified view of our databases and data
> : sources via a business user oriented metadata layer. Primarily for
> : persons using reporting tools but possibly also our software
> : developers.
>
> After a dozen years of business texts using SQL, who decided that
> databases aren't for business users?
>
> : - Connecting to and joining together multiple different databases via
> : the one interface.
>
> : - Insulating applications from changes to those data sources.
>
> I like to call that a 'programmer'.
>
> : - Providing an additional level of security within the middleware.
>
> *snicker*
>
> : What might you expect to pay?
>
> Just about as much as the salesman can take you for.
>
> These are problems of business organization, software documentation, and
> efficient design. You don't need a new shiny tool to fix them, moreover,
> there is no product that can solve them. Good luck.
Received on Fri Oct 05 2001 - 00:06:17 CEST