Definition of IT industry standard terms and their definitions.

Application Integration

The sharing of processes and/or data with different application systems within an organization using real-time communication. It is typically implemented to increase application efficiency and improve scalability between systems.

Change Data Capture (CDC)

Capturing the changes made to a production data source, typically performed by reading the audit or log files.

Connector

Refers to specific software used to create a data connection and is used as a synonym for middleware.

Data Blending

A data management technique that provides a fast, easy, and flexible method to extract value from multiple data sources and to find patterns without the deployment of a traditional data warehouse architecture.

Data Cleansing

The transformation of data from its native or raw state to a pre-defined or standardized format or structure using customized software.

Data Governance

The application of rules and standards for the management of the availability, usability, integrity, and security of the data stored within an enterprise.

Data Integration

The combination of business and technical processes that are used to merge data from multiple disparate sources into standard architectures for the purpose of gaining meaningful insights.

Data Mapping

The combination of business and technical processes that are used to merge data from multiple disparate sources into standard architectures for the purpose of gaining meaningful insights.