Robert Abate, CBIP, CDMP is a principal practice consultant with EMC Corporation and a thought leader in their enterprise information management practice. He is also the chief information officer of EthoSquare, Inc. – a discovery learning portal venture. He is an IT leader offering almost 30 years of experience in enterprise-wide technology architecture, applications, business intelligence and governance. His experience was built as an IT employee and developed into a global managing principal at consulting companies, including CIBER and RCG IT. He is credited as one of the first to publish on service-oriented architectures and is a respected IT though-leader within the field of Enterprise Information Management and its convergence with SOA. He is a member of the board of DAMA, a frequent guest host of DM Radio, and a frequent speaker at global IT conferences including EDW, TDWI, DGI, JAVAOne and World IT Congress.

The Challenges of EIM – Exposed
September 21, 2010 Considering that EIM is now a top priority for CIOs (and their business) in reducing risk, gaining competitive advantage and...

Extreme Performance Data Warehousing and Big Data
July 20, 2010 There are a number of difficulties when dealing with enormous data volumes, including capture, storage, search, sharing,...

Took Me a While, Sorry I Was in the Cloud
June 10, 2010 This blog is a forum for "us" to express thoughts and ideas about the state of IT and enterprise information management

Comments and Other Thoughts
April 26, 2010 I have really enjoyed reading the comments on my blog and the IT world. It's only one person's opinion, but it is the comments...

Data Services and Virtualization
March 10, 2010 Place data services and virtualization together and you end up with a very powerful combination information availability for...

Information Management and Integration
February 17, 2010 A business needs data to thrive. Without a clean source of trusted information, it will not be able to keep up with competitors

The End of a Tough Year
December 18, 2009 It is usual (and customary), during the holiday season, to give thanks for the blessing we have. I thought a short IT list...

Master Data Management Is Foundational
December 4, 2009 Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus and we are rapidly finding that this is getting the information into the hands of those...

SOA Implies Understanding Patterns
November 19, 2009 Building a service-oriented architecture implies the understanding of the business and the use of patterns - because SOA is...

SOA Projects Are Moving Again
October 29, 2009 SOA is not a technology but an architectural paradigm and it is on the move again

CIO’s Have a Challenging Mission
October 5, 2009 It is not uncommon to expect with the downturn in the economy, that CIOs would be challenged to do more with less. IT...

Need For A Health Care Standard for EHR and EMR
September 25, 2009 There is a need to define a standard quickly for data interchange with regards to the electronic health record and the...

Health Care Is Going Through an Information Led Transformation
August 31, 2009 I believe the massive stimulus package signed by President Obama in early 2009 was a catalyst to a situation that was already...

A Look at the "Nexus of BPM and Business Intelligence"
August 6, 2009 One of the more common phrases in corporate life is: 'Close the loop.' This mantra refers to completing an improvement cycle...

Architecture Makes Decisions Easier
July 17, 2009 When I previously referred to architecture, I implied an engineered approach to solving a complex, multifaceted issue. One...

Tricks of the Data Trade – a Blueprint for Success
July 13, 2009 Many business and IT professionals will attest to the fact that project management is the key to successful data...

Master Data and the Need for Management, Part 2
July 9, 2009 Master Data Management and Data Governance have common goals

Master Data and the Need for Management
July 7, 2009 The complexity of IT systems has caused IT to become reactive rather than proactive

Different People Need Different Info…
July 1, 2009 Different business audiences require varying intelligence needs and focus

What Really Is Business Intelligence?
June 23, 2009 A corporation loses money every time it delays getting information into the hands of decision-makers

IT Should be an Enabler to the Business
June 8, 2009 Let’s start with my basic opinion: IT is not the business, it is an enabler

Convergence of SOA and BI
May 27, 2009 The IT community has sensed a need for consistent terms. I propose we start a process to keep us all sane and volunteer to...

Imagine How the Business Feels
May 11, 2009 A service-based architecture requires information abstraction using metadata, whereas Web services do not use common metadata

Confusing Business
April 29, 2009 We in IT struggle with understanding the business – or is it the business that struggles with explaining themselves (and...

Architecture as an Asset
April 14, 2009 We need to consider enterprise architecture not as a hindrance, but as an asset to the IT organization and to the business...

What About Architecture Anyway?
April 14, 2009 Confusion about services-based architectures has been created by a number of industry elements