EII stands for enterprise information integration, ETL stands for extract, transform and load, and EAI means enterprise application integration. EEE is nothing, really, unless you pronounce it Triple E, (Eastern Equine Encephalitis), which is a mosquito-born virus you don’t want.', moreInfo : 'Data integration tutorial' }, { text : 'Enterprise information integration is BEST characterized by:', img : 'http://media.techtarget.com/WhatIs/images/spacer.gif', responses : [ 'A. The ability to access data from any source, regardless of format or system', 'B. The ability to store data in one source without it being accessible to other systems', 'C. The ability to manipulate data remotely', 'D. The ability to access data without proper authorization' ], answer : 0, score : 1, expandedAnswer : '
While answer options b and c may be interpreted as characteristics of enterprise information integration, the ability to access data from any source, regardless of format of system, is the most defining characteristic of EII.', moreInfo : 'Enterprise data integration software: Five-minute audio tutorials' }, { text : 'True or False: The difference between EDR (enterprise data replication) tools and ETL (extract, transform and load) tools is that EDR tools are used to retrieve data from disparate sources for loading into a single, target database, whereas ETL tools are database centric and are often used to copy or migrate database objects from system A to system B, according to Jill Dyche.', img : 'http://media.techtarget.com/WhatIs/images/spacer.gif', responses : [ 'A. True', 'B. False' ], answer : 1, score : 1, expandedAnswer : '
We’re trying to be tricky. We swapped the definitions of EDR and ETL.', moreInfo : 'ETL tools and EDR tools: What\'s the difference?' }, { text : 'How many data integration vendors were featured in Gartner’s 2007 Magic Quadrant?', img : 'http://media.techtarget.com/WhatIs/images/spacer.gif', responses : [ 'A. 4', 'B. 10', 'C. 16', 'D. 25' ], answer : 2, score : 1, expandedAnswer : '
If you guessed 4, congratulations on knowing your prefixes. But that’s just the number of categories in the study. The answer to the question is 16. If you guessed 10 or 25, you need to study the market more!', moreInfo : 'Gartner data integration Magic Quadrant 2007: Platforms, market expand' }, { text : 'Which of the following data integration method did Gartner analysts say is becoming increasingly popular this year?\n', img : 'http://media.techtarget.com/WhatIs/images/spacer.gif', responses : [ 'A. Enterprise application integration', 'B. Real-time data integration', 'C. Hand-coded integration', 'D. Mash-ups' ], answer : 1, score : 1, expandedAnswer : '
Real-time data integration methods, particularly “Change Data Capture,” are gaining popularity, according to Gartner.', moreInfo : 'Gartner data integration Magic Quadrant 2007: Platforms, market expand' }, { text : 'The customer data integration market was worth _____ in 2006, according to Gartner Inc.', img : 'http://media.techtarget.com/WhatIs/images/spacer.gif', responses : [ 'A. $89 million', 'B. $310 million', 'C. $520 million', 'D. $1 billion' ], answer : 1, score : 1, expandedAnswer : '
In 2006, the CDI market was valued at $310 million, according to Gartner’s research for the 2007 CDI Magic Quadrant study. As for how much the market will grow, Aaron Zornes, founder and chief research officer for the CDI Institute, a San Fransisco-based analyst firm estimated last year that the CDI market will be worth around $1 billion in 2008. All other answer options were, yes, made up.', moreInfo : 'Gartner Magic Quadrant ranks customer data integration software' }, { text : 'Which of the following two disciplines are often referred to as subsets of the overall master data management discipline?', img : 'http://media.techtarget.com/WhatIs/images/spacer.gif', responses : [ 'A. Product information management (PIM) and customer data integration (CDI)', 'B. Data process management (DPM) and enterprise content management (ECM)', 'C. Customer relationship management (CRM) and marketing resource management (MRM)', 'D. Enterprise application integration (EAI) and service oriented architecture (SOA)' ], answer : 0, score : 1, expandedAnswer : '
PIM and CDI processes are often thought of as subsets of the overall MDM discipline, with CDI focusing on customer data and PIM dealing with product data. All other answer options are loosely related to data management, in general, but are not considered subsets of the MDM discipline.', moreInfo : 'Gartner Magic Quadrant ranks customer data integration software' }, { text : 'Which of the following best characterizes the process of continuous integration (CI)?', img : 'http://media.techtarget.com/WhatIs/images/spacer.gif', responses : [ 'A. Integrating data or functions from one application with data of functions from another application', 'B. Using query federation to allow information gathered from various sources to be accessible on demand and in real-time', 'C. The practice of integrating daily, or several times a day, in order to reduce risks, data errors and repetitive manual processes', 'D. The practice of integrating all enterprise applications each time a new application or system is introduced or added to a network' ], answer : 2, score : 1, expandedAnswer : '
Answer option A defines enterprise application integration (EAI), Answer option B defines enterprise information integration (EII) and answer option D doesn’t really define any term and doesn’t really sound like much fun, either.', moreInfo : 'Continuous integration: The value of CI' }, { text : 'Which of the following options are important steps for weaving data quality management into an enterprise data integration processes, according to Rick Sherman?\n\n
Answer option III isn’t necessary for weaving data quality management into an enterprise data integration process. It may work for some, but it’s not a critical step, according to SearchDataManagement.com expert contributor Rick Sherman.', moreInfo : 'Five steps for weaving data quality management into your enterprise data integration processes' }, { text : 'In July of 2007, IBM announced its plans to acquire which data integration tool vendor?', img : 'http://media.techtarget.com/WhatIs/images/spacer.gif', responses : [ 'A. Princeton Softech', 'B. DataMirror', 'C. Cognos', 'D. FileNet Corporation' ], answer : 1, score : 1, expandedAnswer : '
Sorry if we made you think too hard about the timeline of all of these IBM acquisitions. IBM acquired Princeton Softech in September, 2007. In November of 2007, IBM announced it’s plans to acquire Cognos. In October of 2006, IBM acquired FileNet Corporation.', moreInfo : 'IBM to buy DataMirror for real-time data integration software' }, { text : 'Many companies choose hand-coding over data integration tools primarily for what reason, according to Rick Sherman?', img : 'http://media.techtarget.com/WhatIs/images/spacer.gif', responses : [ 'A. Data integration tools cost too much, they think', 'B. Hand-coding ensures that integration is accurate and consistent', 'C. Data integration tools often take several months to get running', 'D. Hand-coding allows for code errors to be spotted and resolved more quickly ' ], answer : 0, score : 1, expandedAnswer : '
Many companies believe that data integration tools cost more than hand-coding does, according to Rick Sherman. While upfront costs may be less, some say data integration tools pay off in the long run.', moreInfo : 'Data integration software vs. hand coding: Balancing costs and benefits' }, { text : 'True or False: The success of a customer data integration project partly depends on a company’s data governance and data management infrastructure, according to Jill Dyche.', img : 'http://media.techtarget.com/WhatIs/images/spacer.gif', responses : [ 'A. True', 'B. False' ], answer : 0, score : 1, expandedAnswer : '
Jill states, “We also find that a company’s incumbent data management skills increase the likelihood of CDI success.”', moreInfo : 'Building a customer data integration business case: Project specifications' } ] };