Leveraging the Semantic Web for Data Integration

Posted August 31, 2009 | Leadership | Technology | Leadership |

Data integration is a key issue for any enterprise. If data from multiple sources can't be mixed and matched, it gets hard to gather the right information at the right time. As a result, it becomes a major hurdle to make informed decisions within or across an enterprise and for employees to reach set goals. How can one overcome this obstruction of the lifeblood of a company (i.e., enterprise data)? One promising set of technologies is based on the Semantic Web.

About The Author
Shamod Lacoul
Shamod Lacoul has been working in the enterprise data integration space for past six years and has been instrumental in leveraging Semantic Web technologies for data integration. Mr. Lacoul has a BS in computer science and an MS in software engineering from San Jose State University. He is also a co-organizer of the Silicon Valley Semantic Technology Meetup group. Mr. Lacoul can be reached at shamod at gmail.com.
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