Comments on: EII - dead and now buried http://andyonenterprisesoftware.com/2007/04/eii-dead-and-now-buried/ Andy Hayler, noted industry expert and founder of Kalido, gives his view on developments in the enterprise software market. Issues covered include data warehousing, master data management, business intelligence and corporate performance management. Wed, 23 Jul 2008 22:49:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.3 by: admin http://andyonenterprisesoftware.com/2007/04/eii-dead-and-now-buried/#comment-28248 Sat, 28 Apr 2007 13:53:11 +0000 http://andyonenterprisesoftware.com/2007/04/eii-dead-and-now-buried/#comment-28248 Perhaps you are right; there is an element of schadenfreude here for me. The point I was trying to make was that, though EII is a laudable goal, the attempt was made to build it up as the next big thing even though the fundamental issues (data quality, management of data over time, semantic integration etc) were not addressed by it at all, so to me it was doomed, perhaps an idea ahead of its time. This didn't stop the trade press lapping it up and at times mocking those who were trying to point out some fundamental problems with it. Perhaps you are right; there is an element of schadenfreude here for me. The point I was trying to make was that, though EII is a laudable goal, the attempt was made to build it up as the next big thing even though the fundamental issues (data quality, management of data over time, semantic integration etc) were not addressed by it at all, so to me it was doomed, perhaps an idea ahead of its time. This didn’t stop the trade press lapping it up and at times mocking those who were trying to point out some fundamental problems with it.

]]> by: Bored Bystander http://andyonenterprisesoftware.com/2007/04/eii-dead-and-now-buried/#comment-28157 Sat, 28 Apr 2007 00:32:31 +0000 http://andyonenterprisesoftware.com/2007/04/eii-dead-and-now-buried/#comment-28157 I'm for burying hype as much as the rest of us, but I thought your comments on EII were more mean spirited than insightful. Sure, EII got over hyped by analysts looking for a new data-oriented SOA, but the technology for federating queries, aggregating results, and providing a standardized data interface were great advancements. I certainly don't think the standard mashup of ETL, EAI, Data Warehouse was much better -- except for Consulting revenues. I'm glad the hype is over too, but I also hope we remember why this was a good idea when technology makes EII more feasible in the future. I’m for burying hype as much as the rest of us, but I thought your comments on EII were more mean spirited than insightful. Sure, EII got over hyped by analysts looking for a new data-oriented SOA, but the technology for federating queries, aggregating results, and providing a standardized data interface were great advancements.

I certainly don’t think the standard mashup of ETL, EAI, Data Warehouse was much better — except for Consulting revenues.

I’m glad the hype is over too, but I also hope we remember why this was a good idea when technology makes EII more feasible in the future.

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