Archive for March, 2011

Time Travel and Data Warehouses

Sometimes data quality issues can be caught early on before major damage is done, but other times, they will be overlooked and, quite possibly, accepted as a legitimate version of the “truth.” Jarrett looks at time travel to find where the data went wrong.

Analytical MDM for Supply Chains

How can analytical MDM affect supply chain management and decision making? Stephan Zoder explains, using a petrochemical company example to demonstrate the power of analytics as multiple stages of production and decision-making.

3 Essential Questions for Data Quality: Benchmarks, Penalties & Latency

Larry poses three questions that must be answered when considering data quality of your information assets. Learn how benchmarks, penalties and latency matter.

Is Protecting Patient Privacy a Thing of the Past?

A recent survey says that 9 out of 10 Americans want all their healthcare information available to all providers. Penny discusses whether this reflects a shift in public expectations of privacy.

How Do You Choose a Data Warehouse?

Join Information Management for a webinar with Philip Howard of Bloor Research and learn how to make an informed choice to meet your data warehouse needs.

NextGen Analytical MDM & the Customer

What does analytical MDM mean for customer retention and sales? Stephan Zoder examines how aMDM can offer new insights into customer value, enabling you to treat high value customer better.

Do You Really Know Your Customers?

Even with millions of pieces of customer data, do you really know what motivates your customers to buy? Attend this webinar with Claudia Imhoff and Larry Weber and learn how to ensure your data quality, corporate objectives and analytics converge to deliver a total view of your customer that provide vast benefits.

Estimating Information Entropy by Attribute

When quantifying your information, you must measure not only data quality but also the information entropy of each attribute. Larry Dubov considers some of the implications of information entropy, including several relevant examples.

NextGen Analytical MDM & Operations

How can Analytical MDM impact operations? Stephan Zoder discusses how an organization can automate MDM to impact business operations.

Information Quality for Reference Data

As part of the Quantifying Information Assets series, Larry discusses considerations for determining the state of your reference data. How should organizations estimate data quality?