Tag Archive for ‘Data Quality’

Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad Data?

What happens when bad data is propagated across locations? Jarrett relates a tale of a long-gone pet who continues to get job offers, all tracing back to a single instance of bad data quality.

37 Definitions of “Employee ID”

What happens to data quality when an organization has 37 different definitions of a single term? Paula Sigmon explains how people on both the IT and business sides are affected.

Defining Terms: Agree, or Doom your Project

Paula Sigmon looks beyond a recent Harvard Business Review piece and discusses the importance of ensuring a team collaborates on the terminology at the core of their business.

The same Jane? What every CMO needs to know about MDM

How can a Chief Marketing Officer use master data management (MDM) to make sure they understand customers, not just markets? Jon Case explains how MDM can overcome disjointed, siloed data to determine whether different lines of business are dealing with the “same Jane.”

Crime, Punishment and Data Quality

What role does data quality play in crime and punishment? Jarrett looks at how the Trayvon Martin case may hinge on the quality of some unstructured audio data.

Buzzwords for Information Managers in 2012

What will the biggest buzzwords of 2012 be for Information Management professionals? Our Sunil Soares will participate in a panel of experts discussing 2012 trends with DM Radio. Add your predictions about which words they’ll use – and which may be overlooked.

MDM vs. Sensemaking

MDM and Sensemaking Systems are different tools with different missions, but they can be used together to make organizations more competitive. Jeff Jonas examines how each tool approaches various data challenges, including data quality, big data, event triggers and predictions.

The Media and Handling the Truth

Jarrett Goldfedder is the luckiest guy in the world. He looks at the poor data quality that helped cause this string of good luck, and muses about the media’s role in allowing bad data quality to proliferate.

Beyond the Single View: Governing MDM

Do you need to complete your MDM journey before you consider going beyond the single view? Absolutely not! David explains how to go beyond the single view to get more out of your MDM journey.

Not Your Grandmother’s MDM: Introducing MDM Application Toolkit

Alex talks about how MDM has evolved from merely integrating siloed data to enabling you to build your own applications that suit your organization’s needs. Find out how the new MDM Application Toolkit can open new doors to MDM success.