The Only Complete Technical Primer for MDM Planners,
Architects, and Implementers Companies moving toward
flexible SOA architectures often face difficult
information management and integration challenges. The
master data they rely on is often stored and managed in
ways that are redundant, inconsistent, inaccessible,
non-standardized, and poorly governed. Using Master Data
Management (MDM), organizations can regain control of
their master data, improve corresponding business
processes, and maximize its value in SOA environments.
Enterprise Master Data Management provides an
authoritative, vendor-independent MDM technical
reference for practitioners: architects, technical
analysts, consultants, solution designers, and senior IT
decisionmakers. Written by the IBM(R) data management
innovators who are pioneering MDM, this book
systematically introduces MDM's key concepts and
technical themes, explains its business case, and
illuminates how it interrelates with and enables
SOA.Drawing on their experience with cutting-edge
projects, the authors introduce MDM patterns,
blueprints, solutions, and best practices published
nowhere else-everything you need to establish a
consistent, manageable set of master data, and use it
for competitive advantage. Coverage includes * How MDM
and SOA complement each other * Using the MDM Reference
Architecture to position and design MDM solutions within
an enterprise * Assessing the value and risks to master
data and applying the right security controls * Using
PIM-MDM and CDI-MDM Solution Blueprints to address
industry-specific information management challenges *
Explaining MDM patterns as enablers to accelerate
consistent MDM deployments * Incorporating MDM solutions
into existing IT landscapes via MDM Integration
Blueprints * Leveraging master data as an enterprise
asset-bringing people, processes, and technology
together with MDM and data governance * Best practices
in MDM deployment, including data warehouse and SAP
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