Forrester研究报告：Information Fabric——企业数据虚拟化(Part V、摘要翻译)

Characteristics Of Information Fabric
Information Fabric的特点

There are nine core requirements that characterize the information fabric, including the ability to:
Information Fabric具有9大核心特点，具备以下能力：

Virtualize data across disparate data sources. 跨异构数据源虚拟化数据。Regardless of the physical location of data, the application should be able to make a single request to get a comprehensive view of enterprise data. 无论数据的物理所在，应用应能够通过单一请求即可获得企业数据的完整视图。The fabric integrates various data sources in real time and maintains data integrity seamlessly. Fabric负责实时集成不同数据源并无缝维护数据完整性。

Minimize complexity. 最大程度降低复杂度。Information fabric must minimize complexity and hide heterogeneity by automating various processes and procedures and by utilizing industry-standard interfaces. 通过自动化各种处理与过程并利用行业标准接口，Information Fabric必须最大程度降低复杂度并隐藏异构成分。

Integrate with other grids. 与其他网格集成。The information fabric should be able to support all types of data and compute and resource grids to take advantage of heterogeneous compute and storage farms. Information Fabric应能支持所有的数据类型、计算与资源网格以利用异构的计算和存储资源群集。It should be able to utilize unused computing resources from mixed servers and desktops. 其也应能利用混合服务器和桌面环境下的空闲计算资源。

Adapt to business policies and rules. 适应业务规则与策略。The fabric should be able to adapt to changing business policies and rules. Fabric必须与变化的业务规则和策略相适应。These policies should automatically be applied to all information fabric components to ensure consistency. 为了确保一致性，应将这些策略自动应用到Information Fabric的各个组件中。

Centralize administration of fabric. 对fabric进行集中管理。The fabric must allow for centralized administration of its distributed cache, metadata repository, and data access and management functions. 集中式管理需要针对fabric的分布式缓冲、元数据存储和数据访问管理功能。

Integrate seamlessly with enterprise architectures. 与企业架构无缝集成。Applications should require minimal changes or none at all, and should be able to use existing industry-standard protocols like XML, SOAP, SQL, and ODBC/JDBC to access business data using the fabric. 应用应做到不修改或花最小的代价修改即可通过fabric使用已有的行业标准协议(如XML、SOAP、SQL和ODBC/JDBC)来访问业务数据。

Support all types of data and data sources. 支持所有数据类型和数据源。The fabric should be able to support all types of data whether it is structured, semi-structured (XML), or unstructured (emails, images, audio, video, or content). Fabric必须能支持无论是结构化的、半结构化(XML)的还是非结构化(电子邮件、图片、音频、视频或内容)的所有数据类型。It should support data from databases, files, backups, and other devices. 其应能支持来自数据库、文件、转储和其他设备的数据。And it should be able to integrate all these forms of information into a single view, enabling both customer information from a CRM application and the content of a fax or email from the customer to be obtained in a single request. 而且其应能将上述形式的信息集成为一个单一视图，支持在一个单独的请求中获取诸如CRM应用中的客户信息与来自客户的传真、电子邮件等内容。

Deliver high performance and scalability. 拥有高性能与高扩展型。Data should be able to be accessed and changed quickly to meet business requirements, regardless of where the data resides or what server or application module it touches. 无论数据驻留在何处，无论需要访问哪台服务器或哪个应用模块，必须能够快速访问数据以满足商业需求。 Caching of data is an essential component of an information fabric to support large volumes of data and transactions. 对Information Fabric来说，必须使用数据缓冲组件来支持大容量的数据和事务。

Support integrated data management. 支持统一的数据管理。The fabric should be able to support manageability, availability, security, and scalability (MASS) for meeting any type of business requirements. Fabric要能支持可管理性、可用性、安全性与可扩展性(MASS)来满足不同商业类型的需求。

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