Andrew White

Well I have to give IBM more credit for day two.  IOD 2009 opened up with a general session that was filled with customer stories of changed business outcomes, and changes in business processes.  In fact, some of the examples highlighted how “information led-transformation” was transparent since the real focus is not data, or information, [...]

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So I took copious notes from the morning sessions at IBM’s IOD 2009 conference!  In fact I took so many that I might have to get them into a note format.  But, to there were three items that stood out for me that I have to tell you about.  The first is good news, the [...]

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Well, it’s over!  I am on the plane on my way home.  Hope that everyone that came found some nuggets of information that can be useful back at the office, to get an MDM effort going, to put one back on track, or to execute more effectively.  Also hope that users found new contacts that [...]

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Great case study for MDM of Product Data by Electronic Arts – complex, well defined problem with a great explanation.  Product master data can certainly be complicated in global settings.
Governance round table was really cool; 14 end users, 2 or 3 very well steeped in experience re master data governance, shared experiences with the wider audience. [...]

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Just completed our MDM Tutorial, a pre event session.  Very busy room.  Are all you folks “beginners”?  Pre event survey suggested a more even share of new and experienced users; but the attendance makes me think that actual attendees are very new to MDM.
Key note over.  Never enough time to talk about what we want [...]

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I was putting some books away on my shelves yesterday evening I and found a book I had forgotten I read!  I love to read, and many books (of the business kind) I make extensive notes (and mark then with sticky notes for fast reference) and I spied, “Jack Welch and GE Way”, Robert Slater, [...]

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Today is a very sad day for football.  Sir Bobby Robson, one of the most respected men in the world of soccer, passed away today.  No one seems to be more respected.  He had am amazing career – taking England closer to the World Cup than anyone else since the famous 1966 win over Germany.
His [...]

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Saw an article in this mornings US print edition of the Financial Times, “Manufacturing outlook grim, says SKF chief”.  What I though interesting was that the CEO, Tom Johnstone, reported its latest quarterly earnings (to June).  I didn’t find the headline interesting, it was something in the details that were shared that was.  Johnstone reported [...]

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A tad late, I know (it is July) but I am just catching up with noting the books I am reading/have read.  So this is the “Book of the Mont” for May: When Markets Collide: Investment Strategies for the age of global economic change, Mohamed El-Erian, 2008, McGraw Hill.  I follow El-Erian on CNBC as he is [...]

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My computer dashboard sent me a link to a note on Bloomberg today, entitled, “U.S. Wholesale Stockpiles Rise More Than Forecast”.  The article provided some chilling data that suggests that wholesale inventories across the U.S. were ‘stacking up’ far more than expected in August.  The main reason is that retail demand is falling (as a [...]

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