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Session 4:
MDM Technology, Software, Vendors & SIs
• Strengths • Weaknesses
– Operational
O ti l & analytical
l ti l MDM – Confusing
C f i positioning
iti i iin pastt
– Hub-extensible registry style – Active hierarchy mgmt will take
– Pure CDI solutions – esp. mktg place in Purisma – not IM
departments – Lack of strong SI channel
– Best-in-class matching for business – 2nd tier MDM vendor alliances
ID – ee.g.,
g , match
atc engine
e g e evolving
with B2B emphasis
– Under invested in marketing
– Reference-based matching
– Performance/scaling – unless hosted
– B2B hierarchy accelerator on Acxiom grid
– Hosting services available
– ~$100M aggregate revenue within
$1.7B DSP
– References – Cisco, EMC, Microsoft Live,
Oracle, Sun Microsystems, …
• Strengths • Weaknesses
– Rapidly deployable, high – Security at domain basis
performance matching engine – Lacking integration with
– B2B & B2C hierarchy other PIM or product
management master hubs
– Global/Master reference data – Lack of strong SI channel
i
as a service – Under invested in
– Enterprise & appliance model marketing & sales
pricing/packaging – Scarce references
– CDI = 1 of 3 strategic initiatives
announced to Wall Street by
D&B 4Q2007
• Strengths • Weaknesses
– DQ-centric MDM – High-end proof point
– Multi-entity data model – Corporate hierarchy B2B data
– SOA – Minimal CDI references
– Accelerators for customer & product – Lack of SI channels
masters, DQ & identity management – Lack of BPM/workflow for
– Data governance accelerators “policy hubs”
– SAS “deep pockets”, channel & global
reach
– MDM references – DSM, NMBS, WaMu
– Midmarket CDI references – American
Heart Association,, Aspect,
p , Intrawest,,
StorageTek/Sun
• Strengths • Weaknesses
– Tool kit orientation rather than – Primarily a tool kit
packaged solution – Process hub capabilities
evolving via new rules engine
– Data model flexibility – Lack of data cleansing
– Focus on MDM & reference data integration
– Integrated customer, product & – Lack of strong SI channel
vendor master data – Under invested in marketing
– Lack of CDI references
– Fast time to value with pre-packaged
templates
– Full lifecycle with DG framework
– Full SOA
– References – Avon, Eurotax, Novartis,
P
PepsiCo,
iC W Wellpoint,
ll i t …
– Sophisticated hierarchy mgmt — e.g.,
relationship charts, rules mgmt
– Price
Pi
• Strengths • Weaknesses
– Full lifecycle – Lack of strong SI channel
– Integrated enterprise MDM – – Under investment in
customer,, product
p & vendor marketing = name
– Full SOA incl reference workflows recognition & market
awareness issues
– Retail, mfg, PIM & vendor mgmt
expertise – Lack of CDI references
– Data model flexibility – Long term vendor viability
issue
– Focus on MDM – 10+ yyears & over 1K
implementations experience in data
models, data semantics & data mgmt
– Separate division for Marketing &
Sales MDM
*major* SI partners 3
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Field Report:
Initiate Master Data Service™ – V8.1
• Strengths • Weaknesses
– Fast time-to-value
time to value – Multi-entity
Multi entity support (esp. product ) &
(esp ‘product’)
more complex party relationships
– Real-time probabilistic match
scalability – DG strategy still maturing – esp.
distributed enterprise model
– Scalable references – Humana, Intuit,
Microsoft, Sun Int’l, Wells Fargo, … – Hybrid/persistence strategy remains
market-specific
– Healthcare/Heath Insurance1,
Hospitality, Retail Pharmacy, – Industry-specific business services
Government 2 expertise capabilities just emerging
– 50% g
growth in customer base – – SI channel ramping up4
from 100 to 140 customers3 – Corporate hierarchy B2B data
– Data stewardship capabilities – Lack of formal integrated DQ
1 - Healthcare, Heath Insurance expertise - BCBS of MN, BCBS of CA, BCBS of KS, Humana
2 - Government expertise - HNRC,
HNRC State of ND,
ND Leeds City Council,
Council GCPD
3 - New customers in 2007 – Barnes & Noble, CapOne, Countrywide, CSAA, Mitsubishi Motors, Snap-On…
4 - SIs = Accenture, BearingPoint, Capgemeni, IBM GBS, Raytheon, …
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Field Report:
Kalido MDM 8.4
• Strengths • Weaknesses
– Time-to-value/ROI
e o a ue/ O – Not positioned as operational
– Analytical MDM focus w/ modest # MDM
operational MDM users
– Lack of strong SI channel
– Visual business modeler
– OOTB multi-entity1 – Marketing still ramping up for
– Process flows & workflow engine for analytical MDM
data governance/stewardship – Enterprise DW positioning vs
vs.
– Focus on MDM for analytics & corporate early MDM proponent
performance mgmt – Performance/scaling
– MDM methodology
th d l
– Model flexibility for customization
– Time variance support for change mgmt 1 - Customer,
Custo e , product,
p oduct, financial,
a c a , supplier,
supp e ,
– Momentum2 & references3 employee, location, KPI, etc.
2 - The Hartford, P&G, Great American Financial
Resource Inc., Bank Atlantic, …
3 - BAT,, BP,, Imperial
p Tobacco Group,
p, Labatt,,
Nationwide, Owens-Corning, Shell, …
• Strengths • Weaknesses
– Strong enterprise MDM vision & – High-end references
f
roadmap – Fair-to-meek customer
– Multi
Multi-entity
entity platform1 recognition capability
– Trading Community Architecture – Best fit is B2B & mid-market
1 - Products/Customers; B2B/B2C/B2B2C;
Employee/Contractor/Clinical Protocol/Product
2 - Allergan, Astra Zeneca, Forest Labs, Johnson & Johnson,
Pfizer, Shire
3 - Deutsche Bank, Glitnir Bank, Merrill Lynch, State Street,
Vhi
• Strengths • Weaknesses
– O
Operational
ti l & collaborative
ll b ti MDM – Missing formal CDI solution
– Full lifecycle & process flows for – Operational data governance
multi-entity support strategy evolving
– Multi-hub, multi-application MDM – Minimal
Mi i l references
f given
i it iis a
deployment new solution
– Import/Export of hierarchical data – Loss of Velosel product data hub
from multiple sources momentumt & references
f
simultaneously
– Intelligent
g MDM-integrated
g search
– References – Brinka, Merck, Merrill Lynch,
Shell Oil, Wachovia, …
• Strengths • Weaknesses
– Analytical–capable + – Strategy beyond public sector
operational–focused MDM just beginning
– Multi-entity
u t e t ty – peop
people,
e, property
p ope y & assets
asse s – U
UK-centric
ce t c
– Public sector expertise – Currently mid-market scalability
– Sophisticated, yet well-packaged core – e.g., millions vs. 10s of millions of
MDM functionality – e.g.,
e g DB partitioning,
partitioning web
master records
services, BPM – Matching algorithms for data
– Mid-market pricing custodianship evolving – not
automated self-tuning level yet
– Microsoft
Mi ft as channel
h l
– Operational data governance
– Microsoft software stack strategy evolving
affinity
g y
– Registry-orientation more than
– Longevity – e.g., 100+ installations persisted data hub