Firms are looking to solve tough data and process integration challenges as they once again begin to invest in new business capabilities. Multiple data warehouses (DWs) and business intelligence (BI) tools, rogue data marts, excessive data replication, and generally high integration costs plague enterprises; firms cannot wait for boil-the-ocean fixes. Driven by new capabilities and fueled by customer successes, data virtualization delivers on the promise of information-as-a-service (IaaS) by enabling tactical solutions that also deliver a stepping stone to enterprise data management. Introduce this technology into your integration tool kit.