The 2007-2008 global financial crisis led to multiple regulations created to protect citizens, banks and the economy itself. Dodd-Frank, Markets in Financial Instrument Directive (MiFID) II, BCBS 239 etc. all define numerous principles, guidelines and imperatives that need to be complied with, sometimes at very high costs. But even after spending millions of dollars there... more
This blog was originally published on osudio.com. Customer experience defines your company’s success. By 2020, customer experience will be the leading brand differentiator when it comes to a buying decision, leaving behind criteria such as product and price.* High quality product information gives successful brand owners, manufacturers, wholesalers, distributors and retailers the advantage they need... more
Electronics are everywhere and in everything. That means the sale of the small parts that compose electronics devices is a booming B2B trade. To source the electronic components they need, design engineers turn to Mouser Electronics where detailed information is at their fingertips. You see, Mouser Electronics, a worldwide, leading authorized distributor of electronics components... more
Getting ready for 2017? How about starting out the new year by learning what data as a service is? For Informatica, Data as a Service enables you to verify and enrich customer contact data. We enable our customers to build their customer contact plans on a firm foundation of high quality data that they can rely on... more
Today, successful organizations are focused on how they can digitally transform their business most effectively. This modernization is having a profound effect because traditional industries are being disrupted by new entrants with a digital, rather than capital and people intensive business models. Additionally, brand new companies can start and grow very quickly when their product... more
As the year comes to a close, we thought it would be helpful to point out the best resources that we offer for each of our product and solution areas. Below are three of my favorite resources for data governance that I hope all of you will enjoy. Perhaps they will help you with your... more
I’m proud to announce that GovernYourData.com, the all-things-data-governance-community I created with Informatica, turns 4 in January 2017! Being such a passionate advocate and evangelist for data governance throughout my career, I’m excited that my pride and joy, GovernYourData.com, has become a valuable resource for so many. (Yes, my kids are my pride and joy too... more
I suspect that most of you are in the process of wrapping up your end of the year planning. You’re likely getting ready for 2017 and going through all of the tasks that your boss has indicated as important for next year. As you go down through the list, my hope is that you realize... more
Data fragmentation and poor quality data are significant challenges for large organizations around the world. The old computing adage of “garbage in, garbage out” is as true now as it has ever been and inconsistencies between data processing done in separate, parallel point-to-point integrations feeding different systems done on a project basis over time can... more
This just in! Informatica has been named a leader by Gartner in its Data Quality Tools Magic Quadrant. This is the tenth year in a row that Informatica has been a leader in the Data Quality Tools Magic Quadrant. We believe this impressive feat, of being a leader for the past decade, signifies Informatica’s deep... more