I3 Helpful Use Cases

i3 is the part of an organization’s infrastructure that manages its information network. The i3 software provides a coordination hub and acts as a data fabric that links data flows between data producers and data consumers. Many use cases demonstrate how an organization (are a group of organizations) can get increased value from the information they have by utilizing the data, in a managed way, across the organizations, and with partnered organizations.

The i3 software provides the needed information management tools that allow organizations to track usage within organizational departments and the flows between internal and external partners. i3 builds on existing data networks to enable the creation of an information infrastructure that supports an organization’s need to easily evolve as applications, data devices, and partners change over time.

i3 Key Features

Logging of data flow activations/deactivations
Duplication of data streams so one data stream can support many applications
Facilitation of data search processes so applications can peruse and find information of interest
Data owner centric permission based access to information of interest
Support for dynamic access to data streams for Ad Hoc access
Adaptability to support a variety of different data protocols/formats
Administrative support of data flows between independent teams
Log files to support data-use audit processes