Enterprise Mashups: Lead, Don't Follow by Mike Gualtieri

Length: 13 pages For Application Development & Program Management Professionals

April 22, 2008
Enterprise Mashups: Lead, Don't Follow
Be Prepared, Because Mashups Will Enchant And Empower Business Users
by Mike Gualtieri
with Carey Schwaber, Mike Gilpin, Catherine Salzinger

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If your business users aren't demanding mashups now, they will in the near future. Why? Because mashup tools enable your business users to quickly create ad hoc Web applications that "mash" together data from multiple sources to create an entirely new perspective on information. Mashups will empower your business users, but they'll lead to pandemonium if these users get in over their heads. Avoid this fate by planning how you'll support enterprise mashups in your shop.

NOTES & RESOURCES

Your Business Users Won't Be Able To Resist Using Mashup Tools

But Business Users Need Mashup Tools Built For Enterprises, Not Consumers

Beware: Your Business Users Will Get In Over Their Heads

To Avoid Chaos, Plan For Mashups

Establish A Policy That Defines How You Will Support Mashups

Create A "Should This Be A Mashup?" Checklist

Set Expectations About What Skill Level Users Need To Create Mashups

Create Mashup-Friendly Data Sources And Services

Tread Lightly In Adopting An Enterprise Mashup Platform

WHAT IT MEANS

Mashups Foreshadow The Next Generation Of DIY App Tools

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Forrester interviewed 8 vendor companies: Denodo Technologies, IBM, JackBe, Kapow Technologies, Microsoft, Serena Software, StrikeIron, and Xignite. This research is also based upon client inquiries about mashups.

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