A study on the adoption and usage of XML Schema - its design and results
Microsoft in collaboration with the Stephen M. Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan carried out a market study on XML Schema adoption and usage. The presentation motivates and describes the study, its results, and draws some conclusions.
- Date:
- Tuesday 5 December 2006, 10:30 am
- Track:
- Hands-on XML
- Primary Presenter:
- Stan Kitsis, Program Manager, Microsoft Corporation (http://www.microsoft.com)
- Proceedings:
- slides (pdf)
Abstract
There is an obvious need to understand the current adoption and the current usage of XML Schema by the IT industry. That is, XML standardization bodies, XML tool providers, and IT decision makers need to know about the current position of XML Schema on the 'adoption curve'; they would like to know who is using XML Schema, what it is used for, and how users reflect on their usage. All sorts of more detailed questions arise: Is XML Schema usage observably increasing? Who is authoring schemas? (Developers? DBA's? Analysts? Who else?) Who is consuming schemas? What tools are used to author and consume schemas? What other meta-data languages are used in the same corporation? The study at hand covered these and some more questions. The goal was to gather broad information on XML Schema adoption and usage, leaving room for studies that dive into more detailed subtopics. There were 2,000 solicited participants of the study with 59 completed responses. The presentation (paper) does not just present the results of the study, but also motivates the study, describes its design, and draws some conclusions. This study has been carried out in collaboration with the Stephen M. Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan.
