Length: 13 pages For Application Development & Program Management Professionals
Mike Gualtieri 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

This is a document excerptEXECUTIVE SUMMARY

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.

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NOTES & RESOURCES

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

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

itemBeware: Your Business Users Will Get In Over Their Heads

itemTo Avoid Chaos, Plan For Mashups

itemEstablish A Policy That Defines How You Will Support Mashups

itemCreate A "Should This Be A Mashup?" Checklist

itemSet Expectations About What Skill Level Users Need To Create Mashups

itemCreate Mashup-Friendly Data Sources And Services

itemTread Lightly In Adopting An Enterprise Mashup Platform

WHAT IT MEANS

itemMashups Foreshadow The Next Generation Of DIY App Tools

itemSupplemental Material

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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Analyst: Mike Gualtieri
Technology: Application Development, Application Development Processes & Tools, Customer Experience, Enterprise Collaboration, Information & Knowledge Management, Social Computing & Web 2.0
Geography: Asia Pacific, Europe, North America

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