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A tale of two MDM initiatives…
This week I had the pleasure of spending time with two end user organizations that helped me draw out some important considerations. Company A was very much a large, global concern who’s product is...
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New Book Review – The Data Asset, by Tony Fisher, CEO, DataFlux
This book (The Data Asset: How Smart Companies Govern Their Data for Business Success) arrived yesterday – and I had to read it overnight! What does that tell you about my sleeping habits? All...
View ArticleMore on Governance of Master Data
I blogged yesterday about two of the main use-cases of MDM: operational MDM and analytical MDM. Mark Beyer and I would “argue” if there was a way to denote the primary difference of the two, with...
View ArticleData Quality does not Equal Data Governance
I was on a briefing the other day with a small software vendor talking about governance. We were exploring and contrasting experiences with how users look at “governance”. A couple of my favorite...
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The Battle for the (Master Data) Item Code Is In Full Swing
Scoreline: MDM 2 v Business Applications 1 Over the last few weeks I have met with many end user organizations that continue to struggle with “making MDM work well with ERP” systems. And when say ERP...
View ArticleHow should MDM solutions support/enable business processes?
Sorry folks – been way too busy to post anything for a while. Trying to wrap-up the MDM Hype Cycle and an MDM Magic Quadrant at the same time, while supporting increases in MDM inquiries, sales calls,...
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IBM’s Information on Demand Conference – Day 1
At IBM’s IOD event – another busy week on the road. Last week was our annual Symposium event. More on that later. IBM IOD is always a fun event. Over 10,000 folks are in Las Vegas (according to...
View ArticleIBM’s Information on Demand Conference – Day 2
Steve Mills kicked off day 2 with his usual gusto with an InfoSphere Keynote. Steve is always passionate about this turn and he lived up to expectations. He nicely highlighted insights from IBM’s...
View ArticleWhy ERP isn’t just about ERP – it should be about Master Data and more!
I spotted this short but interesting article today in Information Management, called Getting Data Right at the Source, by Don Steffen. I could not agree more with its main point. The bottom line is...
View ArticleThere are no short cuts to “single version of the truth”. It’s gonna hurt!
I had one of those inquiries with a user last week that you hate to have. The call started off well enough. The client described a business scenario that is all too common: global company,...
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A tale of two MDM initiatives…
This week I had the pleasure of spending time with two end user organizations that helped me draw out some important considerations. Company A was very much a large, global concern who’s product is...
View ArticleClik here to view.
New Book Review – The Data Asset, by Tony Fisher, CEO, DataFlux
This book (The Data Asset: How Smart Companies Govern Their Data for Business Success) arrived yesterday – and I had to read it overnight! What does that tell you about my sleeping habits? All...
View ArticleMore on Governance of Master Data
I blogged yesterday about two of the main use-cases of MDM: operational MDM and analytical MDM. Mark Beyer and I would “argue” if there was a way to denote the primary difference of the two, with...
View ArticleData Quality does not Equal Data Governance
I was on a briefing the other day with a small software vendor talking about governance. We were exploring and contrasting experiences with how users look at “governance”. A couple of my favorite...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Battle for the (Master Data) Item Code Is In Full Swing
Scoreline: MDM 2 v Business Applications 1 Over the last few weeks I have met with many end user organizations that continue to struggle with “making MDM work well with ERP” systems. And when say ERP...
View ArticleHow should MDM solutions support/enable business processes?
Sorry folks – been way too busy to post anything for a while. Trying to wrap-up the MDM Hype Cycle and an MDM Magic Quadrant at the same time, while supporting increases in MDM inquiries, sales calls,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
IBM’s Information on Demand Conference – Day 1
At IBM’s IOD event – another busy week on the road. Last week was our annual Symposium event. More on that later. IBM IOD is always a fun event. Over 10,000 folks are in Las Vegas (according to...
View ArticleIBM’s Information on Demand Conference – Day 2
Steve Mills kicked off day 2 with his usual gusto with an InfoSphere Keynote. Steve is always passionate about this turn and he lived up to expectations. He nicely highlighted insights from IBM’s...
View ArticleWhy ERP isn’t just about ERP – it should be about Master Data and more!
I spotted this short but interesting article today in Information Management, called Getting Data Right at the Source, by Don Steffen. I could not agree more with its main point. The bottom line is...
View ArticleThere are no short cuts to “single version of the truth”. It’s gonna hurt!
I had one of those inquiries with a user last week that you hate to have. The call started off well enough. The client described a business scenario that is all too common: global company,...
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