The Spectrum of Data Integration Solutions, Why You Should Have Them All

By

Steven Hawtin¹, Najib Abusalbi², Lester Bayne³, Mark Chadwick²

(1) Schlumberger, Houston, TX (2) Schlumberger, Stavanger, Norway (3) Schlumberger,

 The paper will describe the range of Data Integration solutions.

It will explain the characteristics of the various integration strategies and why each is appropriate at different parts of the process of Data Management. The paper will describe the different underlying technologies that are appropriate for each of the strategies and hence show why no single solution can address all the Data Integration requirements.