Does MDM need to be part of your data strategy?
.@philsimon on the role of MDM. TLDR: It depends.
Tag: mdm
Dovetail process flow and master data management
In my last post, I discussed the issue of temporal inconsistency for master data, when the records in the master repository are inconsistent with the source systems as a result of a time-based absence of synchronization. Periodic master data updates that pull data from systems without considering alignment with in-process
What's the relationship between big data and MDM?
.@philsimon on the collision between the two.
Temporal consistency for master data
Master data management (MDM) provides methods for unifying data about important entities (such as “customer” or “product”) that are managed within independent systems. In most cases, there is some kind of customer data integration requirement for downstream reporting, and analysis for some specific business objective – such as customer profiling for
Health insurance, healthcare and pharmaceutical perspectives on data quality – Part 1
Does it upset you when you log onto your healthcare insurance portal and find that they spelled your name wrong, have your dependents listed incorrectly or your address is not correct? Well, it's definitely not a warm fuzzy feeling for me! After working for many years in the healthcare, pharmaceutical and
"Real MDM" and the quest for long-term data quality improvement
I'm frequently asked: "What causes poor data quality?" There are, of course, many culprits: Lack of a data culture. Poor management attitude. Insufficient training. Incorrect reward structure. But there is one reason that is common to all organizations – poor data architecture.
Self-service data prep versus data quality
Many data quality issues are a result of the distance separating data from the real-world object or entity it attempts to describe. This is the case with master data, which describes parties, products, locations and assets. Customer (one of the roles within party) master data quality issues are rife with examples, especially
Managing data beyond boundaries: Third-party metadata collection
Jeff Stander passes along some of the lessons he's learned about third-party metadata collection.
Are data governance and MDM still inseparable?
Yes. But since this post needs to be more than a one-word answer to its title, allow me to elaborate. Data governance (DG) enters into the discussion of all enterprise information initiatives. Whether or not DG should be the opening salvo of these discussions is akin to asking whether the
SAS MDM new release brings harmony to big data discord
I've been in many bands over the years- from rock to jazz to orchestra - and each brings with it a different maturity, skill level, attitude, and challenge. Rock is arguably the easiest (and the most fun!) to play, as it involves the least members, lowest skill level, a goodly amount of drama, and the