Master Data Management White Papers

WHITE PAPER: This paper discusses how Trillium Software extends that principle to ensure services are driven by data governance defining the criticality and use for the data, and establishing roles and responsibilities within the business and IT to achieve business goals and objectives.

Posted: 10 May 2011 | Published: 10 May 2011

WHITE PAPER: This paper discusses challenges with trusted data in enterprises and recommends solutions through a data warehousing implementation scenario. The paper also discusses the capabilities of InfoSphere Foundation Tools and provides proof points through customer scenarios on the productivity, acceleration and risk reduction benefits.

Posted: 29 Nov 2010 | Published: 29 Nov 2010

WHITE PAPER: Ray Wang of The Altimeter Group explores the IT and business criteria organizations must consider when planning their next BI deployment.

Posted: 28 Oct 2010 | Published: 28 Jun 2010

WHITE PAPER: Reference data is the lifeblood of an organization but inconsistencies can lead to inefficient processes and inaccurate analytics. Master reference data makes operational data more accurate, simplifies synchronization and migration projects and improves MDM effectiveness. Learn some key considerations for creating a reference data master.

Posted: 27 Sep 2010 | Published: 27 Sep 2010

WHITE PAPER: Despite criticism of application development methodology over the years, some fundamental problems haven’t been addressed successfully. This paper examines a new direction supported by the IBM InfoSphere Foundation Tools. These tools provide a coordinated approach well-suited to the special needs of contemporary information-centric development.

Posted: 16 Aug 2010 | Published: 13 Aug 2010

WHITE PAPER: This paper describes game-changing innovations in SQL Server® 2008 R2, including self-service business intelligence (BI), server manageability, complex event processing (CEP), and Master Data Services. 

Posted: 10 May 2010 | Published: 04 May 2010

WHITE PAPER: The Total Data Quality Integration Toolkit is an affordable, full-featured enterprise data integration platform and rich development environment for creating and managing data assets that can be leveraged specifically for MDM applications. TDQ-IT leverages SSIS to provide a flexible, effective solution for data quality and MDM initiatives.

Posted: 20 Apr 2010 | Published: 20 Apr 2010

WHITE PAPER: This white paper explains the key elements for building a proper, quantified business case. It presents the measures that are favored by corporate finance departments, and helps develop a strong business case for data quality and MDM projects. A number of real-life examples with quantifiable benefits are also included.

Posted: 19 Apr 2010 | Published: 01 Feb 2010

WHITE PAPER: Proper master data management (MDM) is very valuable when available to enterprise business processes and analytics. However, master data projects are often challenging, architecturally complex, time intensive and expensive. This paper explains why the time is right for open source MDM, and predicts the effects of open source on the MDM marketplace.

Posted: 16 Mar 2010 | Published: 16 Mar 2010

WHITE PAPER: Learn about the importance of having a data quality strategy and setting the overall goals. The six factors of data are also explained in detail and how to tie it together for implementation.

Posted: 01 Feb 2010 | Published: 01 Feb 2010

WHITE PAPER: This white paper considers the potential of exploiting existing data held by organizations in such a way that it can be used to generate increased revenue. It considers the issues facing organizations in terms of the quality of their master data, as well as making recommendations to achieve improved revenue management.

Posted: 28 Jan 2010 | Published: 28 Jan 2010

WHITE PAPER: Read this paper to learn how you can use IBM's InfoSphere software, and integrated platform for trusted information, to align business and IT, accelerate your projects for faster time to value, leverage your existing infrastructire, and adapt to the changing needs of your business.

Posted: 11 Nov 2009 | Published: 11 Nov 2009

WHITE PAPER: An Information Agenda is an approach for transforming information into a trusted strategic asset that can be rapidly leveraged across applications, processes and decisions for sustained competitive advantage.

Posted: 06 Oct 2009 | Published: 06 Oct 2008

WHITE PAPER: Database growth, long-term data retention regulations and storage requirements increase operational costs. Yet, archiving complex relational data poses many challenges. Optim Data Growth Solution provides proven technology and comprehensive capabilities that make archiving complex relational data practical and desirable.

Posted: 04 Sep 2009 | Published: 01 Dec 2008

WHITE PAPER: EIM is the effort and practice of reaching across all data and application silos embedded in the organization's operating infrastructure; then binding those repositories together into one effective information management environment. This white paper will discuss metadata management, master data management, data quality, and data migration...

Posted: 04 Jun 2009 | Published: 02 Jun 2009

WHITE PAPER: Due to the financial meltdown in the mortgage-backed securities industry, new compliance requirements will be implemented. Read this paper to find out how organizations can ensure compliance with stricter regulations and manage risk appropriately so the business does not slip into non-compliance resulting in negative publicity or punitive fines.

Posted: 20 Feb 2009 | Published: 20 Feb 2009

WHITE PAPER: Master data management solutions helps organizations maximize the value of postmerger integrations, manage the product lifecycle, meet regulatory requirements and improve the effectiveness of transactional and reporting systems.

Posted: 26 Jun 2008 | Published: 01 Jan 2007

WHITE PAPER: Improve planning, building, and deploying a master data management (MDM) environment. Consider an evolutionary – rather than revolutionary – approach to MDM, and examine how to use MDM with business intelligence applications and an underlying data warehousing environment to improve decision making.

Posted: 18 Jun 2008 | Published: 01 Mar 2007

WHITE PAPER: This global CIO2CIO research program was conducted for SAP, Inc. to gain insight into information management practices in various regions of the world and the research was conducted among IT professionals in the U.S., Europe and Asia.

Posted: 18 Jun 2008 | Published: 01 Jul 2007

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: 09 Jun 2008 | Published: 01 May 2008

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: 04 Jun 2008 | Published: 01 Jun 2008

WHITE PAPER: What’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: 04 Jun 2008 | Published: 01 Jan 2008

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: 29 May 2008 | Published: 01 Jan 2008

WHITE PAPER: In this white paper, learn how to implement and enforce enterprise-wide Master Data Management solutions.

Posted: 13 May 2008 | Published: 01 May 2008

WHITE PAPER: The cost and complexity of managing increasing volumes of data and content, combined with the need to provide trusted information to every user for every transaction, is driving CIOs to rethink their approach to information delivery.

Posted: 09 May 2008 | Published: 01 Jan 2008