a method and system for the integration of disparate data stored within an information technology infrastructure of a company is provided . the system and method enables holistic , real time control of data discovery , retrieval and analysis . the system combines data mining , retrieval and analytics at the source of the data , thereby solving traditional problems with disparate and distributed data , systems , business processes and analytics across an organization . the system enables a user to configure and target data , then apply rules , workflows and analytics from one central source . this process is accomplished by distributing functions in the form of software pneurons against the existing infrastructure for maximum processing while preserving a robust and extendable suite of definitions . the system uses the existing application , network and hardware assets and enables connection to the native data , maps only the data fields that need to be mapped to carry out the desired analysis , runs the analysis and then returns the data to a central location to be assembled , analyzed , organized and / or reported .