Table of Contents
Investing in Metadata/Data Management
XML Hype: Management by Magazine
Two Examples of XML in Context
What XML Is Not: XML Drawbacks and Limitations
Chapter 2: XML from the Builder’s Perspective: Using XML to Support DM
XML Usage in Support of DM: Builder’s Perspective
Chapter 3: XML Component Architecture (as it relates to DM)
XML Component Architecture (Parts & Pieces)
Chapter 4: XML and Data Engineering
Engineering XML-Based Data Structures as Part of an Organizational Data Architecture
XML, Security, and Data Engineering
Chapter 5: Making and Using XML: The Data Managers’ Perspective
Data Management Maturity Measurement (DM3)
Microsoft Offerings: BizTalk and .NET
Chapter 7: XML-Based Portal Technologies and Data-Management Strategies
The Need: Le
acy Code Maintenance Burden
Aiding Implementation of Information-Engineering Principles with XML-Based Portal Architectures
Clarifying Excitement Surrounding XML·Based Portals (XBPs)
XML·Based Architectural Enhancements
Enhanced Integration Opportunities
Extending Data-Management Technologies/Data-Management Product Examples
Newly Important and Novel Data·Preparation Opportunities
Greater Business and System-Reengineering Opportunities: Reduction of Maintenance Burden Strategies
Chapter 8: Focusing XML and DM on Enterprise Application Integration (EAI)
What Is It About XML That Supports EAI?
Chapter 9: XML, DM, and Reengineering
How XML + DM Facilitates Reengineering Efforts
Chapter 10: Networks of Networks, Metadata, and the Future
A Different Understanding of Data and Its Metadata
Internal Organizational Structure
Bringing It Together: Observations About the Internet Metaphor
Chapter 11: Expanded Data-Management Scope
Understanding Important Data Structures as XML
Resolving Differing Priorities
Producing Innovative XML-Based IT Savings
Increasing Scope and Volume of Data Management
Greater Payoff for Preparation
Understanding the Growth Patterns in Your Operational Environment