Analyst Report: Multi-Entity Master Data Management: The 4th Generation of MDM - Is Your MDM Road Map "Strategic" or "Myopic"?

Since 2006, the CDI-MDM Institute has semi-annually hosted in North America, Europe and Asia-Pacific the world's largest gathering of IT professionals focused specifically on customer data integration (CDI), master data management (MDM), and data governance. These sold-out events offer MDM professionals and their business partners opportunities to: (1) create and grow a strong network of data integration colleagues; (2) validate and further their understanding of best practices and potential pitfalls; and, (3) stay current with the latest research, trends and technologies.

This report from 2007's CDI-MDM conference identifies the changing status of MDM from an early adopter to a Global 5000 business strategy, introduces SOA and how it partners with MDM as a solution, and speaks to the notion of multiple data and the concerns growing around what this means to companies.