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Martin Dunn
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Martin Dunn was the co-founder of Delos Technology which developed the MDM technology marketed under the Siperian brand. The Delos MDM technology introduced many MDM concepts that are now widespread within the MDM discipline including a data steward console to adjudicate match results, opt-in synchronization, cell level delta detection and the concept of measuring trust.
Martin is now a partner with Gaine Solutions and continues to advance the techniques by which enterprise Master Data is managed.
Key Questions to Ask During Master Data Consolidations
Key Questions to Ask During Master Data ConsolidationsTypical master data consolidation starts with combining the operational master records from all the data...
Opt-in Synchronization
Opt-in SynchronizationNot all operational systems will choose to, or be able to, consume the changes made to master data in an MDM hub. The reasons for being...
Changing a Match Rule
Changing a Match RuleWhen we are talking to companies about our MDM platform we cover a broad range of topics, from measuring ROI, to more technical questions...
Business Process Improvements
Business Process ImprovementsThe analysis of master data and MDM processing logs can reveal interesting opportunities for business process improvements. We...
Data Governance Plans: Many Companies Don’t Have One
Data Governance Plans: Many Companies Don't Have OneCompanies may be diving deep into big data, but failure to implement data governance policies puts many at...
Fitness for Purpose
Fitness for PurposeData Quality should only be measured within the context of how it will be used. The concept of “Fitness for Purpose” is central to any data...
Managing Data Stewards
Managing Data StewardsThe extent to which rules can be used to resolve the conflicts and ambiguities arising from inconsistent and incomplete data is limited....
Notification Attributes
Notification AttributesNot all changes to a master record are equal. Some changes to master data are so impactful to downstream systems that they warrant...
When is Different Not Different?
When is Different Not Different?An MDM solution must be able to tell the difference between how data is represented versus what it represents. This is just...
Durable and Non-Durable Attributes
Durable and Non-Durable AttributesThe term "golden record" is used to describe a master record that is made up of the best version of each attribute selected...
Measuring Trust
Measuring TrustDeciding which systems are trusted to update a master record can be daunting. Tools and techniques have been developed to measure and rank...
MDM and SOA Integration
MDM and SOA IntegrationOne of the roles of an MDM Hub is the Harmonization of changes to Master Data between applications. This is sometimes misconstrued as...
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