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Master Data Management (MDM) needs arise from many different causes - mergers and acquisitions, poor data management practices of the past, legacy systems, ERP and packaged application inconsistencies, and more. MDM is complex and challenging, but it pays great dividends when done well.
The unique challenges of an MDM program are often not apparent even to seasoned data management professionals. The complexities of managing identities, managing hierarchies, and resolving conflicts among disparate data sources make MDM an ambitious undertaking. Add to these complexities the multi-faceted nature of MDM - with human, organizational, architectural, and technological implications - and it becomes clear that knowledge is an essential component of MDM success.
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