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In this article, we’ll give some perspective on the current state of the Master Data Management (MDM) market.
Well-meaning skeptics have raised doubts about whether MDM initiatives have long-term viability, sufficient ROI or in fact, are just another system. This skepticism is, of [...]

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Master Data Management (MDM) initiatives often seem to begin with the CIO and consequently, the implementation takes on a strong technology focus.
But in today’s article, we want to suggest an approach that’s more likely to succeed in the long run – tying the MDM project to solving an important business problem, and then [...]

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In a bid to position themselves as leaders in the Master Data Management space, several vendors position their MDM platform as a complete solution.
The truth is that these claims are somewhat misleading. Some claim that Data Governance (a critical component of an [...]

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Today, we’ll talk about some criteria you can use to evaluate Master Data Management vendors.
Before you go into “evaluation mode”, it’s important that, on the business side, you first have your MDM strategy chalked out.
And on the technical side, you should have mapped [...]

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As SOA (service oriented architecture) initiatives gain popularity, let’s look at how MDM (master data management) and data governance can dovetail with a SOA strategy.
SOA, although technically a type of IT architecture, is more of an integrated approach to building high-level services [...]

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As part of a Master Data Management solution, one of the key decisions to be made is the choice of the MDM Hub architecture.
Gartner and others describe some two or three different Hub styles, but in this article, we’ll be paraphrasing those [...]

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In past issues of this blog, we’ve discussed aspects of the People, Process and Technology issues related to a Master Data Management program. In this article, we’ll touch on an equally important aspect – the underlying information.
Having decided on the domain [...]

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In an earlier article, we covered the similarities between ERP and MDM.  In this piece, we want to touch on some differences.
Timing of the Data Analysis Stage: Unlike ERP, Data Analysis needs to come in the very first stage of an MDM [...]

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