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Executive Report

The Role of Master Data Management in the Enterprise

by Al Moreno and Greg Mancuso

Old ideas reemerging under new names are no surprise in IT. This Executive Report discusses one of these concepts: master data management (MDM). What's new about MDM -- an enterprise's ability to deliver a consistent set of information across all the operational and reporting systems in an enterprise -- is that it is now viewed more broadly and is more important than ever.

 
Executive Update

BI + Search = Discovery Reporting

by Curt Hall

This Executive Update examines the use of search-enabled BI tools, the market for which will be driven by the need for organizations to provide easy access to both structured and unstructured information, as well as the corporate goal of distributing BI functionality to increasing numbers and classes of BI consumers.

 
E-Mail Advisor

BI + Search Update

by Curt Hall

In a recent Business Intelligence Executive Update (see "BI + Search = Discovery Reporting," Vol. 6, No. 8), I discussed the benefits and enhanced functionality that combining BI and search engine technology brings to BI. Since that Update was published, there have been a number of new vendor developments regarding the integration of BI and search technologies. Thus, I thought it appropriate to provide an update in this week's Advisor.

 
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