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Data integration is the process of migrating data from one or more disparate sources together to provide users with a unified view. The premise of data integration is to make data more freely available and easier to consume and process by systems and users. Data integration done right can reduce IT costs, free-up resources, improve data quality, and foster innovation all without sweeping changes to existing applications or data structures. And though IT organizations have always had to integrate, the payoff for doing so has potentially never been as great as it is right now.
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