by Andrew White | July 10, 2009 | Comments Off
I just published an updated Magic Quadrant (for 2009) for Master Data Management of Product Data. The update is quite interesting. Despite the name we don’t really cast any spells and call on the gods to create the ratings; there is a lot more science in the analysis behind the scenes. And the analysis this [...]
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Category: Defining Master Data MDM of Customer Data MDM of Product Data Tags: MDM of Customer Data, MDM of Product Data
by Andrew White | July 1, 2009 | 2 Comments
Seems odd, but can we talk about defining “MDM”, and maybe master data? I was pointed to that great knowledge base in the sky, Wikipedia, and its definition of MDM. The definition reads: In computing, master data management (MDM) comprises a set of processes and tools that consistently defines and manages the non-transactional data entities [...]
Category: Defining Master Data MDM Reference Data Tags: MDM, Reference Data
by Andrew White | February 20, 2009 | 10 Comments
Sanjay Kumar, head of data management for Satyam Computer Services Limited, was quoted today in an Information Management article called, “5 Data Quality Management Steps for MDM”. The article highlights how MDM won’t deliver the benefits if some DQ effort is not undertaken. I would like to meet the user who implemented something they call, [...]
Category: Data Quality Defining Master Data Tags: Data Quality, Master Data, Metadata, Satyam
by Andrew White | February 17, 2009 | 6 Comments
In my ongoing efforts that are part of the update to the 2009 Gartner Magic Quadrant for MDM of Product Data, I took a vendor briefing last Thursday that got me thinking about the link between MDM (the technology), and MDM (the discipline). The vendor – whose name shall remain anonymous, shared their strategy with [...]
Category: Defining Master Data Implementation MDM Vendors Tags: Applications, MDM
by Andrew White | October 21, 2008 | 3 Comments
I received one particular (spam) email today from www.intermarket.com – not an organization I am that familiar with. However, the email informed me, “If last year’s events and the sudden vanishing of entire markets have made one thing clear to investors it is the following: never again take a price at face value.” This reminded [...]
Category: Defining Master Data Tags: Defining Master Data, Price Master Data
