<s>
Core	B-General_Concept
data	I-General_Concept
integration	I-General_Concept
is	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
data	B-General_Concept
integration	I-General_Concept
technology	O
for	O
a	O
significant	O
,	O
centrally	O
planned	O
and	O
managed	O
IT	O
initiative	O
within	O
a	O
company	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Examples	O
of	O
core	B-General_Concept
data	I-General_Concept
integration	I-General_Concept
initiatives	O
could	O
include	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Core	B-General_Concept
data	I-General_Concept
integrations	I-General_Concept
are	O
often	O
designed	O
to	O
be	O
enterprise-wide	O
integration	O
solutions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
may	O
be	O
designed	O
to	O
provide	O
a	O
data	O
abstraction	O
layer	O
,	O
which	O
in	O
turn	O
will	O
be	O
used	O
by	O
individual	O
core	B-General_Concept
data	I-General_Concept
integration	I-General_Concept
implementations	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
ETL	O
servers	O
or	O
applications	O
integrated	O
through	O
EAI	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
it	O
is	O
difficult	O
to	O
promptly	O
roll	O
out	O
a	O
centrally	O
managed	O
data	B-General_Concept
integration	I-General_Concept
solution	O
that	O
anticipates	O
and	O
meets	O
all	O
data	B-General_Concept
integration	I-General_Concept
requirements	O
across	O
an	O
organization	O
,	O
IT	O
engineers	O
and	O
even	O
business	O
users	O
create	O
edge	B-General_Concept
data	I-General_Concept
integration	I-General_Concept
,	O
using	O
technology	O
that	O
may	O
be	O
incompatible	O
with	O
that	O
used	O
at	O
the	O
core	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
contrast	O
to	O
a	O
core	B-General_Concept
data	I-General_Concept
integration	I-General_Concept
,	O
an	O
edge	B-General_Concept
data	I-General_Concept
integration	I-General_Concept
is	O
not	O
centrally	O
planned	O
and	O
is	O
generally	O
completed	O
with	O
a	O
smaller	O
budget	O
and	O
a	O
tighter	O
deadline	O
.	O
</s>
