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by Angela Guess Craig Raeburn recently commented on what he sees as the main obstacles preventing companies from putting their data to work. Raeburn writes, “With advanced technologies and internal and external data available to be leveraged, the time has never been better to put data to work. However, introducing a performance management program...
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by Angela Guess Mark Brunelli recently wrote about a highly successful MDM effort that didn’t begin with much funding or support from the business. Brunelli writes, “But if the business has little or no interest in MDM — and the program’s success or failure is riding entirely on the IT department — then it’s...
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by Angela Guess Russ Hill recently wrote about the data governance troubles facing retail companies. Hill writes, “When managers think about a business, they do so in terms of data: sales volume, inventory, margin, product turn, operational overhead, and other metrics. Data is the language of business. It’s the basis of functional control and,...
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by Angela Guess Loraine Lawson recently interviewed Rob Karel, a Forrester Research Principal Analyst regarding his view that “the business should take ownership of master data management.” Karel noted, “It’s less a question of who owns MDM as it is who owns the data of the business. MDM is just an enabler, a set...
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by Angela Guess A recent article points out seven common mistakes made in enterprise data modeling: “New methods, tools and techniques can overwhelm many IT professionals whose organizations are initiating enterprise data modeling programs. Enterprise data modeling uses logical and physical data models to encourage a practical balance between enterprise and project points of...
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by Angela Guess A recent article provides some helpful tips for implementing and maintaining a solid data governance program: “Businesses face challenges when implementing sound policies for dealing with their unstructured data, an ever-present thorn in the side of most enterprises today. It is estimated that more than 80 percent of enterprise data is...
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by Angela Guess A new article takes a look at the often over-simplified MDM issue of aligning business and IT: “Business and IT alignment is a topic repeated ad nauseam. There seems to be a belief that the Holy Grail of IT is achieved once that alignment is in place. This belief applies strongly...
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by Angela Guess A recent article by Derek Harris discusses the challenges facing a successful MDM project: “MDM requires a substantial investment in software, hardware, professional services and integration services. At the core, MDM is a huge data integration project. The investment in professional services and integration services is many times the actual cost...
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by Angela Guess Derrick Harris recently wrote about what he sees as the collision course of Big Data and cloud-computing: “‘Big data’ has become the new ‘cloud computing.’ I don’t mean that with regard to the technological aspects, but rather to the importance that vendors and customers alike have attached to the term. Just...
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by Angela Guess A new article discusses twenty different cloud computing services that can help you grow and manage your business. The article begins, “What’s the first question a small business asks a cloud computing expert? ‘How to begin,’ says Andrew Mellish of Advanced 365, a specialist consultancy and cloud software provider. In other...
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