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Using Ensemble to integrate disparate application systems
We have been InterSystems partners for a number of years and tremendously enjoy the reliability, powerful features and excellent support of its software products for developers, most notably the Caché object data base and developing environment, as well as Ensemble, its powerful integration platform.
With this post we make the readers of our blog aware of the unique capabilities Ensemble holds for integrating disparate systems. While Ensemble is known for being heavily deployed in the medical space, we use it successfully for building composite applications in the Cloud for other industries, such as Financial Services and Accounting.
Enjoy both videos:
First video: Paul Grabscheidt from InterSystems Corp explains why Ensemble is the better Integration platform for composite applications:
Second video: Joe de Santis from InterSystems Corp demonstrates key features of Ensemble for building composite applications:
Posted by Wolf Schumacher
InterSystem's vision for breakthrough applications
Recently Bill Laberis, Senior Editorial Director of International Data Group (IDG) interviewed Joe DeSantis, Vice President Software Development for InterSystems Corporation. Joe expanded on Intersystem's view of breakthrough software applications, which he classified by three aspects:
- mass personalization
- unlocking the data
- driving intelligent action
According to InterSystems three elements are needed to build a breakthrough application:
- storage of information (structured and unstructured data)
- be connectable
- provide insight
Disclaimer: We've built our Cloud based RSDataWeb automation & integration platform for Accounting and Advice firms using Intersystem's powerful and highly scalable Caché post relational Database and Development environment. We fully endorse Joe DeSantis' insights.
Enjoy the video!
Posted by Wolf Schumacher
2011 InterSystems Tech Forum RewardSuper presentation
On Tuesday, 19 July 2011 we presented our journey to the Cloud at the 2011 InterSystems Technology Forum in Sydney. Annually, a bunch of technologists, who are using InterSystems' high performance development tools visit the Forum and watch presentations regarding new technical advancements, client experiences and, as in our case, recent client successes with InterSystems products.
While everybody else was presenting using Powerpoint, we used the fantastic Prezi.com presentation software, which runs in the Cloud and on the Desktop and provides for delivering non-linear presentations. Enjoy!
Author: Wolf Schumacher
Information Technology - facilitator of change
The adoption of Information Technology (IT) has followed a remarkably similar path across industries. It can be mapped and helps to identify how best to respond and make the most of the opportunities. There are also some interesting similarities in the use of technology that have facilitated change in the structure of industries as they adapt to the changing competitive position and opportunities.
The formative period of IT adoption
During the formative period, industries adopt information technology as the basis for mechanizing business processes. While paper-based files are replaced with databases, everyone transitions into a data entry clerk. The processes that control fundamental data are the first to be automated and this creates silos of data in departmental systems. As the departments in a business get automated it soon becomes apparent that there is data that is common to a customer or a client and if we consolidated this we would have a better understanding of their needs.
The financial services industry will always be recognised as one of the early adopters of technology in recognition of the need to be able to rapidly consolidate and balance the books. In its early days this industry was very much focused on daily trading and after hours consolidation. In its wake other industries, e.g. the Accounting industry, followed and structured themselves similarly.
The transformational period of IT adoption
The drive to change in any industry is predominantly driven by competition and I refer to this as the ‘Transformation’ period. There are some very interesting constructs that identify and cause changes to occur, with obvious business opportunities. Firstly the industry breaks up and forms individual areas of expertise in contrast to the formative period which typifies fully integrated businesses. In the newly formed business structure inter-company communication and dependance on partners becomes a strong construct.
The use of technology moves from simply administering processes to being facilitators of process change in pursuit to become more efficient and increase competitive capabilities. This change is interesting because the relationship changes from the formative period where the relationship is mainly Buyer/Vendor to that of developing “Partnerships’. Early movers gain competitive advantage and create industry best practice. During this period we see the development of ‘Exchanges’, which are technology based environments that accommodate business processes, workflows and inter-party communications to enable the consolidation of information in real time.
This is the approach taken by Reward Super who have used their domain knowledge of the super administration sector along with their business processing capability to use technology as the basis of a sophisticated exchange services that brings together the data required in a timely manner to ensure an accurate consolidated analysis of self-managed superfunds.
Towards the consumer period of IT adoption – cloud computing
Running this as a service is another trait of the transformational period and a foundation of the next stage of technology adoption that I refer to as the ‘Consumer’ period. This is when the new mobile technologies that have become a ubiquitous part of our lives are also the means by which we can make and communicate decisions as well as receive timely information and prompts to exercise options or make decisions. We definitely want to know that our information is being held safely and securely but we don’t really need the responsibility of having to house and manage the data and systems ourselves. These can and should exist where possible in what we are now all becoming familiar with - ‘The Cloud’.
Author: Denis Tebbutt, Managing Director Dudley Mann International, (former CEO InterSystems Corp Australia NZ)
