Ultimately, it is the business that determines the success for any information solution or strategy.

We always consider the business value proposition for every solution.  How fast do you need the information to make decisions?  Sometimes it needs to be in real time.  Many times, it can be near real time or slightly later if it is for longer term analytics or strategic decisions.

Questions to consider in understanding your business requirements for actionable information:

• How are you deriving business value from this integration?
• How do your business users access and use the information?
• What is the effort to cleanse and harmonize all your data across the enterprise? 
• Do you need fully harmonized data? 
• What is the value proposition and what is the effort to sustain this data?
• How are you managing your unstructured data and does it integrate to you core structured data? 

Selecting and implementing the right technology/tools and training can determine the success or failure for any solution.