1. The Business of Recombinant Data Eric Miller em@zepheira.com

2. A Story Thats not about a beach in France…

3. Most Customers... Entailment? I need help *FINDING* my tail!

4. Biases Regarding Semantic Technologies, the Web is the strategic platform There are many Web(s) No longer a clear distinction between corporate and consumer Webs Regarding Semantic Technologies, the Web is the strategic platform There are many Web(s) No longer a clear distinction between corporate and consumer Webs

5. Web of Data Freeing the data from application boundaries Enabling data integration and reuse across application, organization and community boundaries Freeing the data from application boundaries Enabling data integration and reuse across application, organization and community boundaries

6. A problem Where do I stay?

14. Enabling Recombination Wrap Expose Connect Wrap Expose Connect

15. Recombinant Data The ability to rapidly recombine, reform, re- factor, reuse data for a particular task, need or objective

16. The (Data) Web Way Simple, restful URI RDF Simple, restful URI RDF

17. Evolution and Revolution Web Evolution not revolution Business A quiet revolution Thats about to get very loud Web Evolution not revolution Business A quiet revolution Thats about to get very loud

18. If only we … Traditional solutions are not working if only we could consolidate our several (product | customer | parts | …) databases into a single one, everything would be fine … if only we could agree on one (XML schema | Relational model | Database vender | … ) everything would be fine … Traditional solutions are not working if only we could consolidate our several (product | customer | parts | …) databases into a single one, everything would be fine … if only we could agree on one (XML schema | Relational model | Database vender | … ) everything would be fine …

19. Stop the Madness Why are there so many databases? Describing resources in multiple ways is a good thing Multiple ways of using data is a good thing Current / traditional approaches for achieving this are problematic Why are there so many databases? Describing resources in multiple ways is a good thing Multiple ways of using data is a good thing Current / traditional approaches for achieving this are problematic

20. Attitude Adjustment Silos dont happen spontaneously Business and IT disconnect IT does matter, but … Silos dont happen spontaneously Business and IT disconnect IT does matter, but …

21. Enabling a Data Ecology Common framework for representing data Common interfaces for accessing data Simple things simple, complex things possible Enabling Recombinant Data Accelerate collaboration and knowledge exchange More effective Business Intelligence Adaptable systems Common framework for representing data Common interfaces for accessing data Simple things simple, complex things possible Enabling Recombinant Data Accelerate collaboration and knowledge exchange More effective Business Intelligence Adaptable systems

22. Perhaps youve seen this before

32. Back to Business The Webs problems are Enterprise problems writ large Silos, change, multiple participants, formats, too much data, etc. Solved by common addressing, linking, searching The Webs problems are Enterprise problems writ large Silos, change, multiple participants, formats, too much data, etc. Solved by common addressing, linking, searching

33. Connecting Applications by Concepts

34. A Perfect Storm Business and IT strategies can no longer can afford to be misaligned Traditional strategies are not working in dynamic, adapting environments Costs for leveraging Semantic Web Technologies are less than the cost not to Business and IT strategies can no longer can afford to be misaligned Traditional strategies are not working in dynamic, adapting environments Costs for leveraging Semantic Web Technologies are less than the cost not to

35. Writing Business Applications Code written Data formatted

36. Real Problems Remain Governance Trust Discovery Persistence Social Governance Trust Discovery Persistence Social

37. But… These are the right one to focus on …

38. So How do I do it… Start small - dont try to boil the ocean Identify simple, specific pain points that are reflective in your organization Dont do it alone Prepare for success Start small - dont try to boil the ocean Identify simple, specific pain points that are reflective in your organization Dont do it alone Prepare for success

39. Conclusion Not If, but How Personal observation - WOW Not If, but How Personal observation - WOW

40. Thank You