New White Paper: A Real Multidomain MDM Solution or a Wannabe?

Hub Designs has published a new white paper which is now available on the Orchestra Networks web site.

Master Data Management (MDM) initiatives are challenging at best but selecting the wrong MDM technology is a difficult mistake from which to recover and can make it impossible to achieve the expected return on investment from your MDM program.

This new white paper outlines the eight aspects to consider when evaluating MDM technology with data governance capabilities. It was written to help guide organizations as they do their due diligence when evaluating MDM software.

Speaking Engagement at Oracle OpenWorld

I'm really looking forward to presenting at the upcoming Oracle OpenWorld conference. I've been attending OpenWorld since 2004. According to David Butler from Oracle, who manages the MDM track at OpenWorld, I was their "cleanup hitter" last year and my presentation "hit a home run with the bases loaded".

If you are attending OpenWorld and are interested in Master Data Management, please drop by the session. It will be on Thursday, September 23rd, at 3:00 pm Pacific time, in the Moscone West building, Room 3003.

Speaking Engagement at SAP Virtual Trade Show

Hub Designs is an associate member of SAP's alliance program, and on September 23rd, I'll be speaking at an SAP virtual trade show sponsored by SearchSAP.com and TechTarget.

This free virtual seminar is focused on best practices for maximizing SAP performance. The day long virtual event features expert presentations, live panels and expert networking opportunities to help you make the most of your SAP environment, and will cover the hottest topics in SAP right now - including business intelligence, virtualization, master data management and mobile technologies.

Call for Papers for MDM Track at OAUG COLLABORATE 2011

I've been involved in the Oracle Applications Users Group (OAUG) since 1995, and have been a member of the OAUG Education Committee for several years now. The Education Committee is starting to plan next April's COLLABORATE 11 Conference, and I'm managing the "Master Data Management" track.

Together with the Special Interest Group (SIG) coordinators for the Customer Data Management SIG and the Oracle Enterprise Product Lifecycle Management SIG, we invite YOU to submit a paper for the 2011 conference's MDM track.

Top Articles Recently on the Hub Designs Blog

Here are the Top 5 blog articles since the last issue of the newsletter:

1. Intersection of MDM, CRM and ERP -- discusses the role of MDM in supporting CRM and ERP
2. Philosophy of MDM -- short overview of my philosophy of active data governance and MDM
3. Data Governance: The People Make It Real -- how to support a new data governance program leader
4. What I Learned on My Summer Vacation -- lessons learned from a summer sailing vacation, applied to MDM and data governance
5. Our MDM Strategy Offerings -- Hub Designs' MDM strategy service offerings: education, roadmap, readiness assessment, business case, and software selection

Thank you for your support in reading the blog and this newsletter. I look forward to seeing you on the MDM Community and on Twitter.

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