Complex Event Processing Opportunity Analysis and Assessment of Key Products

Table of Contents

• Table of Contents
• IDC Opinion
• In This Study
• Situation Overview
  • CEP: The Brains of an Event-Driven System
    • Key CEP Definitions
    • Figure: Complex Event Processing
    • Engine Components
      • Event Processing Language
      • CEP Adapters
      • CEP Development Environment
      • CEP Runtime Environment
      • Cache
      • Persistence Mechanism
      • Optional - But Important - Capabilities
    • Different Types of CEP Products
      • SQL-Oriented CEP Products
      • Model-Oriented CEP Products
      • Rules-Oriented CEP Products
      • Standalone EPL Products
  • Differences in CEP Capabilities
    • Correlation Sophistication
      • Types of Matches
      • Figure: Complex Event Detection
    • Business User Control
    • High-Performance Data Management
    • Low Latency
    • Deterministic Behavior
  • Comparison of CEP Products
  • Table: Comparison of Complex Event Processing Product Capabilities
    • Condition Complexity
    • Business Control
    • Data Management
    • Low Latency
    • Deterministic
  • CEP Usage Scenarios
    • Transportation/Logistics
      • Maturity of Demand and Addressable Market
      • Key Benefits
      • Importance of Benefits
      • Table: Importance of Complex Event Processing Capabilities in Transportation/Logistics Use Case
      • Table: Select Transportation/Logistics Complex Event Processing Customers by Region and Company Size
      • Vendors' Ability to Satisfy Transportation/Logistics Use Case
      • Figure: Complex Event Processing Requirements for Transportation/Logistics Use Case
    • Financial Front Office
      • Maturity of Demand and Addressable Market
      • Key Benefits
      • Importance of Benefits
      • Table: Importance of Complex Event Processing Capabilities in Financial Front-Office Use Case
      • Table: Select Financial Front-Office Complex Event Processing Customers by Region and Company Size
      • Table: Select Financial Front-Office Complex Event Processing Partners by Region and Company Size
      • Vendors' Ability to Satisfy Financial Front-Office Use Case
      • Figure: Complex Event Processing Requirements for Financial Front-Office Use Case
    • Customer Risk Management in Financial Middle Office
      • Maturity of Demand and Addressable Market
      • Key Benefits
      • Importance of Benefits
      • Table: Importance of Complex Event Processing Capabilities in Financial Middle-Office Risk Management Use Case
      • Vendors' Ability to Satisfy Financial Middle-Office Use Case
      • Figure: Complex Event Processing Requirements for Financial Middle-Office Risk Management Use Case
    • Services/System/Transaction Monitoring
      • Maturity of Demand and Addressable Market
      • Key Benefits
      • Importance of Benefits
      • Table: Importance of Complex Event Processing Capabilities in Services/System/Transaction Monitoring Use Case
      • Table: Select Services/System/Transaction Monitoring Complex Event Processing Customers and Partners by Region and Company Size
      • Vendors' Ability to Satisfy Services/System/Transaction Monitoring Use Case
      • Figure: Complex Event Processing Requirements for Services/System/Transaction Monitoring Use Case
    • Fraud Detection and Prevention
      • Maturity of Demand and Addressable Market
      • Key Benefits
      • Importance of Benefits
      • Table: Importance of Complex Event Processing Capabilities in Fraud Detection and Prevention Use Case
      • Vendors' Ability to Satisfy Fraud Detection and Prevention Use Case
      • Figure: Complex Event Processing Requirements for Fraud Detection and Prevention Use Case
    • Other Use Cases
    • Table: Complex Event Processing Customers for Other Use Cases by Region, Company Size, and Industry
    • Table: Complex Event Processing Partnerships by Region, Company Size, and Industry
  • CEP Purchasing in 2007-2008
  • Figure: Complex Event Processing Revenue Share by Software Type
    • Financial Front-Office CEP Spend as a Percentage of Total
    • Figure: Complex Event Processing Revenue Share: Financial Trading Versus Rest of Market
• Future Outlook
  • Market Leaders in Innovation
    • Risk Firewalls
    • Continuous Intelligence
    • Applications of CEP
    • CEP' s Link with Business Process Management
    • Figure: Link Between Complex Event Processing and Business Process Management
    • CEP Standards
    • Systems of CEP Engines
  • Vendor Profiles
    • Agent Logic
      • CEP Strategy
      • Products
        • RulePoint
        • Development Environments
        • Real-Time Alert Manager
        • RuleCast
        • CardLogic
      • Customers and Partners
      • Strengths and Challenges
        • Strengths
        • Figure: Alignment of Agent Logic with Complex Event Processing Capabilities
        • Challenges
    • Aleri
      • CEP Strategy
      • Products
        • Aleri Streaming Platform
        • Adapters
        • Other
      • Customers and Partners
      • Strengths and Challenges
        • Strengths
        • Figure: Alignment of Aleri with Complex Event Processing Capabilities
        • Challenges
    • Coral8
      • CEP Strategy
      • Products
        • CEP
        • Coral8 Portal
        • Adapters
      • Customers and Partners
      • Strengths and Challenges
        • Strengths
        • Figure: Alignment of Coral8 with Complex Event Processing Capabilities
        • Challenges
    • IBM
      • CEP Strategy
      • Products
        • WebSphere Business Events
        • InfoSphere Streams
        • Adjacent Technologies
      • Strengths and Challenges
        • Strengths
        • Figure: Alignment of IBM with Complex Event Processing Capabilities
        • Challenges
    • Oracle
      • CEP Strategy
      • Products
        • Oracle CEP 10g Release 3
      • Customers and Partners
      • Strengths and Challenges
        • Strengths
        • Figure: Alignment of Oracle with Complex Event Processing Capabilities
        • Challenges
    • Progress Apama
      • CEP Strategy
      • Products
        • Apama Event Processing Platform
        • Apama Studio
        • Apama Correlator
        • EventStore
        • Other
        • Capital Markets Framework
      • Customers and Partners
      • Strengths and Challenges
        • Strengths
        • Figure: Alignment of Progress Apama with Complex Event Processing Capabilities
        • Challenges
    • StreamBase
      • CEP Strategy
      • Products
        • StreamBase Event Processing Platform
        • Additional Offerings
      • Customers and Partners
      • Strengths and Challenges
        • Strengths
        • Figure: Alignment of StreamBase with Complex Event Processing Capabilities
        • Challenges
    • TIBCO
      • CEP Strategy
      • Products
        • BusinessEvents
        • Business User Environment
        • Development Environment
        • Runtime Environment
        • Event Stream Processing
      • Adjacent Products
        • Business Activity Monitoring
        • Message-Oriented Middleware
      • Customers and Partners
      • Strengths and Challenges
        • Strengths
        • Figure: Alignment of TIBCO with Complex Event Processing Capabilities
        • Challenges
• Essential Guidance
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  • Related Research
  • Appendix: What Is an Event-Driven Architecture?
    • Critical Components of an EDA
  • Synopsis