The larger the organization, the more crucial master data management becomes -- and the more difficult. MDM encompasses processes and tools that constantly aggregate, match and consolidate data from various systems in order to maintain one master record, thereby maximizing consistency. Mergers and acquisitions, in particular, can make maintaining MDM difficult, as can poor control over data classification schemes.
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Why MDM Transcends the Data Warehouse – and Its Staff
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Talend Acquisition to Make MDM Open Source
Data-integration specialist Talend is buying assets for master data management from French vendor Amalto and will make them open source, reports InformationWeek . It professes that it will be the first open source option for master data management. The free version will be offered under the GNU General Public... More >
IBM Acquires Exeros
IBM has bought the software assets of Exeros, which are designed to find hidden relationships in databases , reports Network World . Terms of the deal were not disclosed. It will join the Cognos tools in Big Blue's business analytics consulting division. The software automates the search for relationships, such... More >
Oracle Data Cleansing Server Improves Data Quality
Oracle is partnering with Silver Creek Systems to launch a data cleansing server . According to Intelligent Enterprise , the server will use Silver Creek's patented DataLens technology, which will allow for standardization, validation and matching of most incoming product information. Then the information is loaded... More >
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