Five Key Factors in Architecting a Master Data Solution
By Prashanta Chandramohan
Over the last few years, Master Data has been recognized as one of the most important types of business information to be managed. Organizations are heading in the right direction by implementing Master Data Management (MDM) systems to take control of critical data like customers, products, employees, suppliers, materials, locations, etc. Read more
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OAUG COLLABORATE 12 Keynote Speakers
I arrived in Las Vegas yesterday for COLLABORATE 12, the annual conference of the Oracle Applications Users Group (OAUG).
Oracle Health Sciences Innovation Forum
Today, I attended the Oracle Health Sciences Innovation Forum in Parsippany, NJ. Read more
The Corner Office – To Whom Are the MDM Vendors Marketing?
A great article by David Pratt on the target market for most MDM vendors Read more 
Extreme Information Management
A “live blog” of Mark Beyer’s “Extreme Information Management” session at the Gartner MDM Summit 2012 Read more
Secrets of Successful Data Governance
Some thoughts on building a successful data governance organization Read more
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Business Priorities Point the Way for MDM, by Julie Hunt
A new article by our new editor, Julie Hunt, a software industry strategist and analyst. Read more
Hub Designs Sponsoring Gartner MDM Summit for 4th Year
Next week, Hub Designs will be sponsoring the Gartner MDM Summit for the fourth year in a row. Read more
Collibra for Data Governance, by William McKnight
Collibra recently briefed the Hub Designs MDM Think Tank. Read more
Seven Steps to Data Quality, by Kuppusamy Bhaskar
A great article on data quality by our friend Kuppusamy Bhaskar
IBM InfoSphere Master Data Management
The Hub Designs MDM Think Tank is briefed by IBM’s MDM team. Read more
MDM, SOA and PBM – Partners for Success, by Steve Minor
There’s a very interesting relationship between master data management (MDM), service oriented architecture (SOA) and business process management (BPM). Read more
Olmstead Associates and Hub Designs Partner to Provide Information Management Services to the Financial Industry
A press release announcing the partnership between Olmstead Associates and Hub Designs to serve the financial services industry Read more
Semarchy Convergence for MDM
Continuing our series on recent Hub Designs MDM Think Tank briefings with Semarchy on their Convergence MDM solution …
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Looking for Oracle TCA Business Analyst / Developer
Hub Designs is looking for an exceptional Oracle TCA Business Analyst / Developer Read more
Finding ROI – Tales from the Field
A “tale from the field” on finding return on investment and building your MDM business case. Read more
Wrestling with Getting Executive Buy-In
Getting executive buy-in for your initiative is critical – here are some ideas on how to do it. Read more
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A New Editor for Hub Designs Magazine
Big news for Hub Designs Magazine readers – we have a new editor! Read more
Loqate: Accuracy and Intelligence from Address Data
The Hub Designs MDM Think Tank recently received a briefing from Martin Turvey, CEO of Loqate.
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Liaison Briefs the Hub Designs MDM Think Tank
Jonathan Razza, who is a Director of Data Management Solutions at Liaison Technologies, sat down with the Hub Designs Think Tank in mid-October for an analyst briefing on Liaison’s Cloud MDM Services. Read more
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The Importance of Context and Explicit Values (Part 3), by Rob DuMoulin
Here’s the final segment of Rob DuMoulin’s series on the dangers of implicit knowledge and the importance of context.
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Data Governance Roundtable
Late breaking news: Dan Power from Hub Designs will be appearing in a “Data Governance Roundtable” tomorrow (Thursday, December 1st at 11:00 am EST / 10:00 am CST / 8:00 am PST). Read more
The Importance of Context and Explicit Values (Part 2), by Rob DuMoulin
In the next segment of Rob DuMoulin’s three part series, he continues to discuss the dangers of implicit knowledge and the importance of context.
The Importance of Context and Explicit Values (Part 1), by Rob DuMoulin
“I shot a cat wearing green pajamas.”
Before you report me for animal cruelty, did you paint a mental image of me or the cat in pajamas? Read more
MDM’s Blind Spot: Social Networks by Peter Perera
The convergence of Master Data Management (MDM) and social networking is inevitable. Read more
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Final Deadline for the MDM Track at COLLABORATE 2012
The final deadline for the COLLABORATE 2012 conference Call for Papers is TODAY - Monday, October 17.
Where Data Governance Stops and Master Data Management Starts
I have to admit, the title is a slight misnomer. Data Governance (DG) never actually stops, but the lines of responsibility vary greatly based on the flavor and depth of Governance in an organization. From the other direction, MDM itself is an exercise in data governance, so can we extrapolate that MDM is really just DG? Read more
Oracle OpenWorld 2011: Oracle Hyperion DRM Customer Panel
Dan Power, attending Oracle OpenWorld 2011, live blogged this session led by Rahul Kamath, Director of Product Strategy at Oracle. Read more
MDM: Why Good Business Practice Insight is Hard to Find
Another article that’s right on the money by Mark Allen, the co-author of Master Data Management in Practice – Achieving True Customer MDM. Read more
Connecting Data Governance to Business Outcomes That Matter
Here’s another great and timely article by Julie Hunt, a software industry strategist and analyst. Read more
The MDM Track at COLLABORATE 2012
The deadline for the Call for Papers for the 2012 COLLABORATE conference is coming up fast – Friday, October 14.
Getting Data Governance Up and Running
This is the latest article in an ongoing series on Data Governance sponsored by SAP. Read more
Hub Designs Celebrates Fourth Anniversary
Four years ago today, Hub Solution Designs, Inc. was incorporated in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts as “a management consulting firm which helps companies to improve performance through strategy development, application of best practices, change management, technology implementation and other operational improvements”. That’s what it says in our Articles of Incorporation, and it’s not too different from what we’re doing today, four years later. Read more
