Poor data quality is endemic in most financial institutions, with risk managers frequently citing a lack of clean, high-quality data as the biggest inhibitor to achieving their risk management and regulatory compliance objectives. To combat the problem, Informatica offers data quality scorecarding capabilities -- a metrics-driven...
How are you addressing the single most difficult problem facing data warehouses? Data Quality. When the quality of data is compromised incorrect interpretation and use of information from your data warehouse can destroy the confidence level of its customers, your users. Once the user's confidence in your warehouse is eroded...
To improve quality for data customers, data managers need to be able to measure each "Quality attribute." Because measuring quality usually involves comparing recorded data to some independently collected "Gold standard," it is impractical to measure the quality of every piece of data. A better approach is to sample the...
Without something to requisition and someone from whom to purchase or source - eProcurement is useless. There are three dynamics that drives decisions surrounding a sound catalog and content strategy - shopping method, data quality requirements, and catalog hosting method. This white paper explores these dynamics as well as the...
Enterprise energy management ("EEM") systems are delivering the information and control capabilities businesses need to effectively lower energy costs and increase productivity by avoiding power-related disruptions. This paper describes how dedicated data quality tools now available for EEM applications can be used to help ensure that the intelligence on which...
In the current economy the Data Warehouse constitutes a fundamental tool to support decision making processes. However, to take better advantage of enterprise information assets, it is necessary to rely on the information provided, or at least, that its reliability degree can be appropriately evaluated and considered during decision making....
The Data Warehousing Institute estimates that data quality problems cost U.S. businesses more than $600 billion per year; health insurers and providers are not immune. According to the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society HIMSS, quality problems are connected to miss drug interactions, inadequate access to medical records, poor communication,...
Data is at the heart of managing operational risk, forming the information on which decisions are made. Good data often leads to visionary and profitable decision-making. Poor data quality is often the cause of bad strategic decisions and inaccurate financial and management reporting. Few would dispute the importance of high...
This paper covers the new data warehousing and management services available in Version 9 and shows how they help manage large, real-world ETL development environments. Topics covered include multi-user planning and administration, security management, the development-to-production lifecycle, deployment issues and scheduling, and the integration of data quality management.
Dirty data renders analytics software useless. Improving data quality is an ongoing and expensive process, but data cleansing efforts can pay for themselves. The old maxim "Garbage in, garbage out" still holds true for data quality. All the money and effort companies pour into the latest analytical software tools are...
The theme of the article is defined in one sentence “A well-matched customer/prospect database is critical for optimal relationship matching. Without it, good customer relationships are jeopardized.” Truly knowing your customer is the first step in solving the challenges that confront any business. For this purposed first chore is to...
CARY, N.C. -- DataFlux, a leading provider of data quality integration solutions, announced today that Steve K. Balk has joined DataFlux as vice president of sales. Formerly a sales executive at Hummingbird Corp. and Ascential Software, Balk will oversee North American sales of DataFlux solutions through an expanding sales force...
ADTRAN needed to consolidate multiple systems. They also wanted to improve lead & opportunity management processes while replacing paper-based reporting; and required integrated and accurate marketing data. ADTRAN selected salesforce.com over Siebel OnDemand for global mobile CRM. As a result, ADTRAN experienced dramatic gains in data quality, user adoption, and...
Is poor quality data costing you money? Most businesses in Australia believe so but almost half have no idea just how big the problem is. Today on BTalk Australia Phil Dobbie talks to Matt Glasner, General Manager of Experian QAS for Australia and New Zealand, about how...
When you think of the CRM failure rate, what causes come to mind? Outdated business processes? Faulty project management? The CRM app itself? Good answers, but one of the most insidious risk factors for CRM failure is the quality of the data underlying the initiative. Data problems...
The powerful impact of data remains untapped in most organizations. Vital information lives throughout a company's corporate infrastructure from simple customer databases to complex Enterprise Resource Planning ERP systems and data warehouses. Yet despite its role as an invaluable resource, most organizations today put more value on infrastructure and high...
Partnership with OpenSpirit technology aimed at increasing third-party integration STAFFORD, Texas -- OpenSpirit announces that DataFlux, a leading provider of data quality and data integration solutions, will integrate OpenSpirit technology into its award-winning software to provide increased compatibility with third-party geosciences applications and data stores. End users will...
Extreme Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: EXTR), aleading provider of converged Ethernet networks that support data, voiceand video for enterprises and service providers, today announced that ithas achieved ISO 9001:2000 certification. This certification recognizesExtreme Networks' dedication to a systematic and quantifiable approach toquality standards for its business processes related to design...
IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced that METRO Groupwill be using IBM software as a platform for capturing and managing data oninventory, expiration dates, and other information on meat sold at itsreal,- Future Store. The software will also be used to help METRO Groupsuppliers track items associated with special product...
TELECOMWORLDWIRE-4 November 2008-Informatica unveils Informatica On Demand Data Synchronization Service for salesforce.comC1994-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD http://www.m2.com Informatica Corporation (Nasdaq:INFA), a provider of enterprise data integration and data quality software and services, announced Informatica On Demand Data Synchronization Service for salesforce.com, the newest addition to its family of On...
