Master Data Management

TDWI's Technology Poster

TDWI proudly presents its annual technology poster.
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TDWI's Master Data Management poster sorts out the complex layers of the MDM stack, illustrating how people, practices, and software automation are coordinated in a mature MDM implementation. Learn how this technology problem is solved through organizational structures that encourage collaboration. Whether you are just beginning a master data initiative or are in a mature MDM environment, this poster will help you master the complexities of MDM.

Master data management (MDM) software solutions are complex in terms of the available architectural options and how these relate to end-user requirements and preexisting systems. According to TDWI Research, most MDM solutions are homegrown and require five tools or platforms, usually from multiple vendors. These tools include database management systems, data integration platforms, metadata management repositories, data modeling tools, and so on. An MDM solution also must integrate with a variety of operational applications, and a few vendors offer dedicated MDM applications. The dizzying array of options is itself a barrier to action. To help technical users clear the barrier, this poster illustrates how various tools and architectures come together in a technology stack for MDM.

This poster will help explain:

• The tools, technologies, and techniques that go into the MDM technology stack.
• How the tech stack adjusts to practices like operational MDM and analytic MDM.
• How the MDM technology stack is influenced by pre-existing systems, architectural approaches, growth over time, and build-versus-buy decisions.

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