Call In The Metrics Police!

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Over that last decade or more I have reviewed many different BI Systems for clients. During that time and still today, one thing has continually cropped up time and again irrespective of vertical industry is the problem of inconsistent metrics. You see it in different data marts, different BI tools and of course across spreadsheets […]

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MDM Implementers — Don’t Miss the Portal Opportunity

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In my blog on MDM Straightforward Implementation or Iceberg Project, I highlighted the difference between master data integration and enterprise master data management (MDM). A key difference between the two is that enterprise MDM involves the MDM system being the single system of entry (SOE) as well as a system of record (SOR) while master […]

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Federated MDM

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In response to the question from David Jackson (great question by the way) on federated MDM, I have several thoughts on this kind of approach. The question is how these non-overlapping views are managed at different levels. In other words are these virtual views rendered on-demand by an EII tool for example or are they […]

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Seriously Secure BI!!

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Having travelled to San Francisco just over a week ago to speak at the Shared Insights (formerly DCI) Data Warehouse and Business Intelligence conference, the experience of going through Manchester and Heathrow Airport security was something I don’t think I’ll forget for a long time. I started on my travels on the Saturday morning just […]

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Teradata Joins the Race for Control of Master Data

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The announcement by Teradata (a division of NCR) that it is entering the Master Data Management marketplace will set heads turning in a fast-moving market that already has a number of vendors competing for business. Vendors already in this increasingly crowded market include: – FullTilt Perfect Product Suite – Hyperion MDM – Kalido 8M – […]

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