SNRC Seminar -Olivier Vialaneix, SAP - "Integration in Enterprise Software: An industry perspective"

SNRC Industry Seminar Series

Tuesday, 9 March 2004

4:15 pm Gates B03, Stanford University

Abstract

Over the last few decades, enterprises have seen large-scale adoption of software solutions leading to significant business benefits, whether in process improvements or operational efficiencies. These benefits, however, have come at a price: enterprise software is difficult to deploy, integrate, customize and change. As a result integration is one of the key issues facing enterprises today, and continues to be a key area of research in the industry and academia.

In this talk we examine two key aspects of integration in the enterprise: (i) integration of data/information resident in heterogeneous information systems, including schema mapping (model management) and operations on heterogeneous data (queries, transactions, change management). (ii) rapid development of new applications that leverage the existing infrastructure, including approaches to build composite applications, and approaches towards semi-automatic programming.

We will present a brief overview of the approaches to heterogeneous data integration based on schema mapping, reuse, and optimization of distributed queries. We will also give an overview of rapid software development, including work on end-user service composition and automatic composition of software from declarative specifications.

Bio

Olivier Vialaneix is Director, Corporate Development and Strategy at SAP Labs Palo Alto. In this role, he is responsible for identifying and analyzing technology and product acquisition opportunities that further the strategic and operational goals of SAP. Prior to this position, Olivier held several positions in the Business Development and Strategic Sales groups, where he had responsibilities for the Canadian region.

Prior to SAP, Olivier spent 5 years working for Investment Banking and Securities firms like Goldman Sachs and Refco Group. Olivier earned an MBA from the Wharton School and a MA in International Studies from the Lauder Institute of the University of Pennsylvania. He also holds a BS in Economics from ESCP, Paris, France.