Brick and Mortar Retail Needs to Learn to Make Friends Again
The other day I needed some computer supplies, so I visited my local big box technology retailer. As I was making a decision on my purchases, I couldn’t help but notice another family in the aisle...
View ArticleHow Do Businesses Invade Customer Privacy?
I admit that I’m old enough that I had to read the book 1984 by George Orwell when I was a student. I even remember 1984 when it actually wasn’t like 1984! Such is the unfortunate reality of authors...
View ArticleHow Is the World Connected Like Never Before?
TIBCO recently attended the 1WorldSync show in San Antonio, Texas. At this show, the major retailers and consumer products companies gathered to discuss the very real issue of information flow. What...
View ArticleIs Your Company Being Stingy With Its Data?
A new design paradigm is beginning to surface in certain fast-response enterprises. Companies that need to integrate hundreds or thousands of applications together in a cohesive system are discovering...
View ArticleSave Your Company Millions in a Matter of Seconds
Did you know that 25% to 30% of all customer calls to a bank or insurance company call center are people following up on previous requests? What’s Wrong With This Picture? Business processes do not...
View ArticleTerrible Architecture Creates Poor Master Data Management
As your company implements 21st-century architecture with agility to accommodate future projects, you will likely need to combine many different data elements to form a highly accessible and scalable...
View ArticleMobile Requires the Fast Responses of SOA
Enterprise consumers of mobile applications have set their expectations of performance based on popular consumer applications. Applications such as Facebook, Angry Birds, Evernote, and Dropbox—which...
View ArticleProduct and Customer MDM Solutions Should Solve Problems
Thanksgiving is just a couple of weeks away, so it’s come time for us to make our list of things for which we are thankful. For some of us, this began at the start of the month on social media by...
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Are You Master of Your Data Domain?
Your organization’s master data on products, customers, assets, employees, locations, and suppliers is a key asset of your company. Central to utilizing best practices to manage your master data is...
View ArticleBreak MDM Silos With a Unified Multi-domain MDM Approach
Modern day business users need consistent and accurate information to make operational, tactical, and strategic decisions. Enriched, accurate, and real-time information is the most critical piece of a...
View ArticleContext Is Key to Master Data Management
Traditional Master Data Management (MDM) and governance initiatives segment data into readily defined domains, or buckets, around concepts such as customer, product, employee, or otherwise. Although...
View ArticleEverything Is Becoming a Branch of Computer Science
Whether you read tech journals or the mainstream news, the dominant story today is the rise of data. Big Data, analytics, automation, robotics—each of these topics represents a different way to talk...
View ArticleUsing Your Supply Chain to Gain a Competitive Edge
Complexity and variability are facts of life for manufacturers. Think of all the different types of goods that are manufactured around the world, from food to computers to cars—each of which have...
View ArticleMDM: The Business Loyalty Holy Grail
It’s clear the technology that shapes successful companies is rapidly changing, but is enterprise software affected by these same kinds of changes? Yes, and it’s one surprising application that’s...
View ArticleThink Big but Start Small…
Think big but evolve in small steps. This is what one of our customers, one of the largest telecom operators in Europe, mentioned as their key strategy for implementing a master data management...
View ArticleCreating a Three-Star Software Experience
Ever wonder how a fine restaurant can serve perfectly cooked dishes to different tables, all in a short amount of time and with limited chefs? The secret is mise en place, a French phrase that means...
View ArticleGartner’s Infonomics Spins Data Into Gold
Industry analysts thrive on predicting IT’s future, but they are often accused of over-hyping the latest concepts. One of the best sessions at this month’s Gartner BI and Analytics summit focused on a...
View ArticleA New Equation Equals a New Approach
An integration provider, when viewed from a customer perspective, should look very attractive—and not just because of its middleware infrastructure. What should also attract customers is the provider’s...
View ArticleClear Your Data Hurdles With Ease
In an age where we exit a smartphone application when it takes too long to load, why are we settling for yesterday’s data? Big data provides us with insights and customer material, but it’s information...
View ArticleYellow Pages Group Recognized for MDM Success
Not that long ago, Yellow Page books were a familiar sight; you came home to a bright yellow book on your doorstep. However, with the digital transformation, Yellow Pages Group needed to produce an...
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