Anyone who has done systems integration knows that it involves copying (and transforming data). Whether we are doing ETL (Extract, Transform, and Load) or ELT (Extract, Load to a Data Lake, and maybe eventually Transform) or just hitting an API endpoint, all systems integration involves copying and transforming data. But it doesn't have to be this way. 

Leveraging the power of Knowledge Graphs, and especially their native ability to federate over multiple databases, we can achieve data integration without copying and transforming data. This talk will cover the basics of Knowledge Graphs, Graph Databases, and the Data-Centric principles. We will describe the mechanics that allow Zero Copy Integration.

We will provide two case studies of firms that are successfully applying Zero Copy integration in production systems. 

Attendees will:

• Understand how Knowledge Graphs can form the backbone of Enterprise Information Systems
• Be able to articulate the key differences between a data-centric and a data-driven organization
• Appreciate the power and flexibility that comes from Zero Copy integration
• Become impatient with business-as-usual systems integration

If you have survived a Sarbanes Oxley audit, you have an appreciation of the number and variety of systems and stores that financial information goes through on its route from hundreds of distributed sources amongst the firm's many source systems through countless data pipelines on its way to the general ledger, the financial data warehouse, and the financial reporting systems.  

We will show a live demo of a system that uses the Zero Copy paradigm to deliver financial results direct to the firm’s financial system without unnecessary intermediate steps. 

Speaker: Dave McComb

President
Semantic Arts Inc.

Dave McComb is the President and co-founder of Semantic Arts. Semantic Arts specializes in helping medium to large enterprises adopt Knowledge Graph technology and Data-Centric application development. Dave has been running Semantic Arts for 22 years. He has led major Data-Centric initiatives at Morgan Stanley, Amgen, Verizon, Price Waterhouse, Procter & Gamble, International Monetary Fund, Lexis Nexis, Goldman Sachs, Electronic Arts, Standard & Poors, Dunn & Bradstreet, and several mid-sized companies. He is the author of Semantics in Business Systems, Software Wasteland, and The Data-Centric Revolution.