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Top Tips for Effective Data Integration

Posted in: Master Data Management - Jun 16, 2010

A new report breaks the hard problem of data integration down into an easily-digestible checklist of ten DI recommended practices.top

Bing Will Power Yahoo by Late 2010, Microsoft Hopes

Posted in: Uncategorized - Jun 10, 2010

Microsoft hopes to have Bing powering Yahoo's backend search by the end of 2010, according to an executive, in accordance with a 10-year search-and-advertising deal signed by the two companies last summer. - Microsoft hopes it will complete the Bing-powered takeover of Yahoo's backend search later this year, according to a Microsoft executive speaking at an investor conference June 9, although complications could delay that transition until early 2011. Those statements correspond with earlier blog posti...top

Data Quality Strategy: A Step-by-Step Approach

Posted in: Master Data Management - Jun 08, 2010

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.top

The Mainstreaming of Master Data Management

Posted in: Master Data Management - May 26, 2010

A new survey identifies a strong correlation between doing DW and successfully pursuing MDM.top

OnLine Customer Analytics and Beyond: Understanding Customer Behavior

Posted in: Business Intelligence - May 26, 2010

Companies who conduct business online, or whose entire business is tied to the web, have many things in common. Most notable is that they collect large and constantly growing amounts of data they need to analyze and report on. Understanding customer behavior, segmenting customers for market targeting, assessing the effectiveness of advertising or marketing campaigns, optimizing websites, or a host of other questions may mean the difference between business success and failure.top