IntegrationWorks
Ian VanstoneVP Market Insights/Futures IBM has been in the integration game since the heyday of Enterprise Application Integration (and long before). For a while now, IBM has been going to market with something called IBM Cloud Pak for Integration. Do you know what IBM Cloud Pak for Integration (ICP4I) does? Where it runs? What makes […]
Ian VanstoneVP Market Insights/Futures Don’t let hybrid-cloud complexity slow you down Your business is a hybrid cloud business, leveraging a mix of on-premises, private cloud, third-party, and public cloud services. Your IT team is likely managing a complex set of cloud resources, including compute, storage, and networking resources, for each type of cloud and each […]
Camelia balanHEAD OF PROCUREMENT & SOFTWARE COMPLIANCE Despite global economic improvements, New Zealand is facing recession, with GDP dropping to 0.1% in late 2023, while interest rates continue to be high. Economists predict the central bank will follow others in cutting rates in the latter half of the year or sooner. Inflation Declining, Yet Recovery […]
Ian VanstoneVP Market Insights/Futures Single View of Customer Is Born For decades, business leaders have yearned to solve their single view of customer challenges. “If only we had all our customer information in one place, we’d add rocket fuel to sales and marketing,”, they declare. “We’d be able to personalise our products and services”, they […]
Ian VanstoneVP Market Insights/Futures For businesses across the globe, the concept of an ‘integration layer’ is often portrayed as a neatly defined, self-contained component. This traditional view suggests that integration is a distinct layer within a more extensive system, separate and distinguishable from other elements. However, this perspective is increasingly being recognised as a myth, […]
Ian VanstoneVP Market Insights/Futures For businesses across the globe, the concept of an ‘integration layer’ is often portrayed as a neatly defined, self-contained component. This traditional view suggests that integration is a distinct layer within a more extensive system, separate and distinguishable from other elements. However, this perspective is increasingly being recognised as a myth, […]
Ian VanstoneVP Market Insights/Futures For businesses across the globe, the concept of an ‘integration layer’ is often portrayed as a neatly defined, self-contained component. This traditional view suggests that integration is a distinct layer within a more extensive system, separate and distinguishable from other elements. However, this perspective is increasingly being recognised as a myth, […]
Ian VanstoneVP Market Insights/Futures Part 1 of this article described the benefits of APIs and event streams and the pitfalls of API addiction. In this second part, we discuss how API addiction inhibits event streaming adoption and provide recommendations to overcome the addiction and enable new business growth opportunities. Connecting the Dots: API Addiction vs. […]
Ian VanstoneVP Market Insights/Futures Introduction In the ever-evolving digital landscape, leaders must constantly navigate between established practices and emerging innovations. One such pivotal decision point is the balance between reliance on Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) and the adoption of real-time event streaming. While APIs have been the cornerstone of digital interactions, there’s a growing realisation […]
Ian VanstoneVP Market Insights/Futures A message from an IW architect to architects across the globe… What is Cost-Conscious Architecture? For most businesses across the globe, the whole Information Technology (IT) department – or whatever title is given to the centralised tech function – is still a giant cost centre. In such departments, there is no […]