AMB Webinar on “MDM on a Shoestring”
Regular readers of this blog are, of course, aware of the benefits of Master Data Management (MDM) as a means to enable the organization’s customer and supplier facing employees with accurate, complete, timely and consistent information. Many companies find themselves in the predicament of having multiple versions of the truth. Employee productivity is often reduced by using inaccurate data while servicing customers, patients, vendors, investors, etc.
The cost and disruption introduced by adopting an MDM solution shouldn’t be minimized. While the benefits of these environments are well documented, the road to implementing MDM can be challenging. Hub Solution Designs’ partner, AMB, a leading vendor in the data governance industry, is presenting a simpler path, where the benefits can be reaped without the sometimes difficult implementation and the costs normally associated with MDM. AMB calls its approach “MDM on a Shoestring”.
AMB is presenting a short webinar on this topic. Using service-based profiling tools that can reach data wherever it resides, plus a virtual MDM registry constructed using an open repository and easy-to-use query tools, allows for building a much simpler roadmap to benefiting from MDM.
AMB has partnered with industry veteran Mark Albala to offer an informative 30 minute webinar on this topic. Attendees will learn about a new, affordable approach to MDM, including Mark’s seven key attributes to using the right tools and how information profiling forms the basis for MDM success.
This 30 minute program is designed to be brief and informative, and is available at 12:30 pm EDT on either August 27th or September 15th. To register, just visit to the AMB website at http://www.ambpdm.com/mdm_on_a_shoestring.html.
New Data Governance White Paper
A new white paper by Dan Power of Hub Designs is available on Siperian’s web site.
The white paper underscores the importance of a proactive data governance approach, and is designed to help organizations develop a sound and sustainable data governance initiative.
Data governance is a vital component of any master data management effort, since it defines who owns the data, who establishes policies, and who the decision-making authority is when it comes to an organization’s critical data assets. However, many companies tend to take a limited and reactive approach to data governance.
In this new report titled, “When Data Governance Turns Bureaucratic: How The Data Governance Police Can Constrain the Value of Your Master Data Management Initiative”, we outline the limitations of a reactive data governance strategy and urge organizations to adopt a proactive data governance approach, whereby master data is corrected and validated right at the source and often by the business user. This removes potential data stewardship “bottlenecks” and eliminates critical time lags that may occur between the initial entry of a new master record, its certification/ publishing, and its ultimate availability to the rest of the enterprise.
To access the full report, visit http://forms.siperian.com/content/PowerGovernancePR.
