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DESCRIPTION:Click for Latest Location Information: http://edw2009.wilshireconferences.com/sessionPop.cfm?confid=31&proposalid=1397\nThe virtualization revolution is upon us: first storage, then servers and applications, now data itself. \nData virtualization is used to integrate data from multiple, disparate sources - anywhere across the extended enterprise - in a unified, logically virtualized manner for consumption by nearly any front-end business solution, including portals, reports, applications, search, and more. \nAs a middleware technology, data virtualization is often referred to as virtual data federation, high-performance query or enterprise information integration (EII).  As IT architecture, data virtualization can be implemented as a virtualized data layer, an information grid, an information fabric, or a data services layer in service-oriented architecture (SOA) environments.\nIn this presentation you will learn:\n<ul><li>The business case for data virtualization</li>\n<li>The IT case for data virtualization</li>\n<li>When to use virtual data federation, physical data consolidation, or both</li>\n<li>Real life examples from financial services, pharma, manufacturing and more</li>\n<li>How to get started</li></ul>
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SUMMARY:Data Virtualization: The Unstoppable Force
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