WHITE PAPER - No master data management journey is the same. Read this paper to learn from the successes and failures of MDM early adopters, how to select a technology that doesn't limit MDM's evolution and to compare approaches based on industry-specific examples.
Posted: November 19, 2008 | Published: November 19, 2008


Topics:  CRM | Data Governance | Enterprise | Master Data Management | ROI | Strategic Planning | Supply Chain Management | TCO

WHITE PAPER - This whitepapr explains how real customer insight is possible with a category of software known as Master Data Management [MDM].
Posted: October 13, 2008 | Published: October 13, 2008


Topics:  CRM | Customer Data Management | Customer Service | ERP | Marketing | Master Data Management | Sales | Sales and Marketing Software

WHITE PAPER - This white paper proposes a specific architecture for building and integrated enterprise data warehouse (EDW) that directly supports master data management efforts and provides the platform for consistent business analysis across the enterprise.
Posted: September 26, 2008 | Published: September 26, 2008


Topics:  Business Intelligence | Data Warehouses | Enterprise | ERP | Master Data Management | Systems Management

WHITE PAPER - This white paper discusses, Business Change Management, Data Change Management, and Cultural Change Management. These are the three main categories of change management that accompany any Master Data Management (MDM) effort.
Posted: September 26, 2008 | Published: September 26, 2008


Topics:  Business Intelligence | Change Management | Customer Data Management | Data Integration | Data Quality | Data Warehouses | Knowledge Management | Master Data Management | Policy-Based Network Management

WHITE PAPER - This paper examines the evolution of the data integration and quality industry, and explains the benefits of moving toward a single data services architecture.
Posted: September 19, 2008 | Published: March 1, 2008


Topics:  Business Intelligence | Business Intelligence Software | Data Integration | Data Management Software | Data Quality | Data Warehouses | IT Spending | Master Data Management | Project Management | Risk Management | SOA | Software Development Tools | Software Implementation

WHITE PAPER - The goal of this paper is to paint the EIM landscape, noting its components but focusing on the importance of an overarching EIM strategy that focuses on corporate objectives while at the same time offering cross-functional support.
Posted: September 19, 2008 | Published: September 5, 2008


Topics:  Business Intelligence | Business Intelligence Software | Data Governance | Data Quality | Information Management | Master Data Management | Metadata | SOA

WHITE PAPER - This document first establishes what master data and Master Data Management (MDM) mean and then discusses the nontechnical organizational and operational challenges associated with introducing an MDM program.
Posted: September 16, 2008 | Published: September 16, 2008


Topics:  Change Management | Data Governance | Data Integration | Data Quality | Master Data Management | Program Management | Sales | Vendors

WHITE PAPER - This paper reviews the history behind ERP deployments, how the needs of ERP systems have evolved and why today's business requirements necessitate direct, real time integration between corporate planning applications and the shop floor.
Posted: September 10, 2008 | Published: September 10, 2008


Topics:  Business Intelligence | Business Intelligence Software | ERP | Manufacturing Execution Systems | Manufacturing Software | Master Data Management | SAP (Product)

WHITE PAPER - Data integration guarantees the consistency of data in the overall information system. This white paper describes how Open Source helps solving the interoperability challenge.
Posted: July 24, 2008 | Published: January 1, 2007


Topics:  Application Deployment | Business Intelligence | Business Process Management | CRM Analytics | Data Integration | Data Migration | Data Modeling | Data Quality | Data Warehouses | Database Management | ERP | ETL (Software) | Master Data Management | Open Source

WHITE PAPER - In this paper we will focus on the last of the three key foundational elements - the set of data governance services that execute on the data management platform to explore, analyse, improve and monitor data.
Posted: July 15, 2008 | Published: December 1, 2007


Topics:  Data Governance | Data Integration | Data Quality | Master Data Management | Product Management

WHITE PAPER - Too often, data governance teams rely on existing measurements as the metrics used to populate a data quality scorecard. But without a defined understanding of the relationship between specific measurement scores and the business's success criteria..
Posted: June 26, 2008 | Published: June 4, 2008


Topics:  Data Classification | Data Quality | Data Visualization | Marketing | Master Data Management

WHITE PAPER - This paper describes how identity Resolution complements and extends the application of data Quality and data integration processes into business applications.
Posted: June 18, 2008 | Published: May 30, 2008


Topics:  CRM | Customer Service | Data Integration | Data Quality | Fraud Protection | Identity Management | Master Data Management | Security

WHITE PAPER - Data managers are concerned about managing the explosion of data, and are looking for ways to manage the process. In this survey from IDUG, learn about improving database performance and overall corporate performance.
Posted: June 17, 2008 | Published: May 1, 2008


Topics:  Business Intelligence | Change Management | Consulting Services Industry | Data Integration | Data Quality | Databases | ERP | Master Data Management | Operational Support Systems

WHITE PAPER - In this paper learn how Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) as a part of the Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) conceptual framework are a natural collector and organizer with virtual product information.
Posted: June 9, 2008 | Published: May 1, 2008


Topics:  ERP | Manufacturing | Manufacturing Execution Systems | Master Data Management | PLM | PLM Software | Product Design | Product Life Cycles | Product Management | Supply Chains

WHITE PAPER - This paper analyzes the issues of conventional data warehouse design process and explains how this practice can be improved using a business-model-driven process in support of effective Business Intelligence.
Posted: June 4, 2008 | Published: June 1, 2008


Topics:  Architectures | Business Models | Business Performance Management | Communications Systems | Data Modeling | Data Warehouses | Enterprise | Master Data Management

WHITE PAPER - Companies are failing at an unprecedented rate. Read this paper to learn how Kalido's Active Information Management software can help companies accommodate the kinds of information required to stave off failure.
Posted: June 4, 2008 | Published: January 1, 2007


Topics:  Benchmark Testing | Business Intelligence | Business Process Management | Data Warehouses | ERP | Information Management | Internet | Master Data Management | Reporting Software

WHITE PAPER - This research paper establishes baselines for financial information management and identifies some key issues that organizations must take into account if they expect to improve financial performance. The research was conducted in fall of 2007.
Posted: June 4, 2008 | Published: December 1, 2007


Topics:  Business Intelligence | Business Process Management | ERP | Financial Management | Information Management | Master Data Management | Spreadsheets

WHITE PAPER - Whatâ??s the truth behind the failure of many BI projects? Read this paper to learn the main factors leading to disappointment. These pitfalls are not those of new entrants to BI but have been repeated by smart and well managed companies worldwide.
Posted: June 4, 2008 | Published: January 1, 2008


Topics:  Business Continuity Planning | Business Intelligence | Business Models | Data Governance | Data Warehouses | Master Data Management | Operational Support Systems | Training | User Experience

WHITE PAPER - This white paper defines what an information agenda is, describes key considerations and best practices in creating and implementing an information agenda, and explains how IBM can help you to deliver trusted information enterprise wide.
Posted: May 29, 2008 | Published: January 1, 2008


Topics:  Asset Management Services | Best Practices | Business Process Management | CRM | Enterprise | Information Management | Information Management Software | Master Data Management | Metadata

WHITE PAPER - In this white paper, learn how to implement and enforce enterprise-wide Master Data Management solutions.
Posted: May 13, 2008 | Published: May 1, 2008


Topics:  Customer Data Integration | Customer Data Management | Data Management Software | Data Quality | Data Warehouses | Master Data Management | Metadata | SOA | Web Services

WHITE PAPER - This paper offers valuable insights and considerations for corporations and other organizations seeking to implement a Master Data Management strategy.
Posted: May 9, 2008 | Published: January 1, 2008


Topics:  Customer Data Management | Data Governance | Data Management Software | Data Stewardship | Data Storage | Data Warehouses | ERP Software | Master Data Management | Software Implementation

WHITE PAPER - Enterprise Content Management (ECM) has started to move beyond departmental deployments and into an important competence and infrastructural technology.
Posted: April 23, 2008 | Published: January 1, 2008


Topics:  Business Processes | Enterprise Content Management | Information Management | Master Data Management | Regulatory Compliance

WHITE PAPER - Explore the importance of and the barriers to achieving sound master data. Discover the ideal master data management (MDM) solution and the value and benefits of effective management of master data.
Posted: November 9, 2007 | Published: January 1, 2007


Topics:  Business Intelligence | Business Process Management | Data Integration | Data Quality | Master Data Management | Outsourcing | Regulatory Compliance | Storage Consolidation

WHITE PAPER - This whitepaper takes a closer look at SAP applications, SAP infrastructure technologies and the impact of poor data quality in a SAP environment.
Posted: September 10, 2007 | Published: September 1, 2007


Topics:  Applications Management | Business Intelligence | Business Process Management | Data Governance | Data Integration | Data Quality | Master Data Management | Metadata | NetWeaver | Office Suites | SAP (Product)

WHITE PAPER - The success of a business is increasingly tied to the quality of their information. Through the Data Governance Maturity Model, organizations can identify precisely how they can create an environment that can deliver and sustain high-quality information.
Posted: July 5, 2007 | Published: July 1, 2007


Topics:  Business Intelligence | Customer Data Management | Data Center Consolidation | Data Governance | Data Quality | Data Warehouses | Information Management | Master Data Management | Risk Management