Embarcadero Connect

Embarcadero CONNECT is the platform of management of metadata.

On September 24, 2013 Embarcadero Technologies announced release of Embarcadero CONNECT new platforms of management of metadata. Embarcadero CONNECT provides more convenient use of means for work with databases when experts can receive a business context of the used data, working in a sharing mode.

Description

CONNECT is the platform for specialists, database managers, architects, professionals in the field of modeling, developers, experts in data management and business users. She gives a general view and puts together all components in the organization, and on the basis of already used technologies.

CONNECT provides the uniform directory with a search capability of all available data sources called by the Corporate scheme of information (Enterprise Information Map). This scheme allows any authorized user to detect and more effectively to use the available corporate data and information resources by means of reports, glossaries and qualifiers, without violating at the same time business rules and admitted to the companies the politician.

The solution CONNECT connects in a system earlier separated and blocked databases, metadata, models and determinations, in the integrating platform which gives the chance to tools of developers and the websites to see the business context standing behind these data, at the same time, allowing business users to find and adhere to those determinations and business domains which matter for them. Using CONNECT business users and technical specialists will perform the work quicker, more simply and more effectively, providing success to initiatives of the company of corporate management with data, to increase in data security and standardization.

As a part of CONNECT the services characteristic of social networks which allow to perform communications between specialists at the new, modern level. Business concepts and business terms give in to the description and to determination efficiently.

Functionality

• Glossary – Viewing, replenishment and centralized operation by the approved and accepted business determinations in the expanded corporate glossary.

• Repository of data – Uniform, with a search capability, the directory of all available data sources to reduce time spent in search of the necessary data members.

• Social interaction – Means of collective work and social communication include flows of activity and a branch of discussions, notifications and possibilities of "follow" and "like", as on popular social networks.

• Determinations and hints – Pop-up determinations for the registered data members and business terms in widely used DB tools.

• Semantic mapping – Display of business terms to crucial data members, including tables, columns, entities and attributes.

Availability

Embarcadero CONNECT is already available to acquisition. More detailed information on pages of the website of vendor.