A single version of the truth - that's what most of today's organizations' data management systems aspire to, nonetheless only few of them finally manage to achieve the goal. IBM InfoSphere Master Data Management Server is one of these solutions which guarantee the highest probability of success and - simultaneously - quite a lot of other features and befits.

Today's organizations' need for data is undoubted. However, more and more attention is paid to data quality instead of data itself, as managers happen to realize that it may be better to have less data but well-organized and - therefore - easy to understand, than to collect outrageous volumes of data which no one across the organization could benefit from. IBM InfoSphere Master Data Management Server - from the technical point of view, being a physical master data repository - ensures that organization data meets the most differentiated requirements. What it means in practice is IBM InfoSphere MDM Server is used for spreading a single version of data across the company. Data which is as timely as possible, accurate, and always true. It's critical to ensuring that managers' decisions are based on real conditions and as responsible as possible.

InfoSphere MDM Server functionalities

The IBM InfoSphere solution offers multi-domain master data management with already included domain patterns. Additionally, customers may build their own domains to meet the requirements of their branch better, as well. But that's not the end of specific functionalities they are provided with. With MDM Server they receive a complete service oriented architecture library full of packaged previously business services. Thereupon, it's not a problem to choose own method for master data access. Simultaneously, the new solution seamlessly integrates with already implemented architectures and business processes as well.

The newest IBM InfoSphere Master Data Management brings significant performance and flexibility enhancements. The chosen MDM transaction hub works efficiently even in case of the highest volume systems of record implementation and what the end users benefit from is increased reliability and - as well - less downtime. In case of flexibility, the changes leading into two directions should be pointed out. The first applies to increased number of different business services, pre-built domains, and user services which - prepared by the solution vendor - can be used immediately. This way, one can save relatively a lot of time on standard appliances and - hence - spend it on solving most complicated, nonstandard problems, which the changes of the second direction are connected with. What they lead to is letting each user prepare domains, services, and interfaces from scratch, to make them meet his even the most differentiated requirements.

IBM InfoSphere Master Data Management Server enhances the efficiency of organization event management. What it means in practice is faster reacting to occurring changes and - therefore - a possibility to reduce the business risk. Last but not the least, multiple data stewardship and user interfaces management capabilities deserve mentioning.

Master Data Management Server in practice

Listed capabilities look impressive, nonetheless much more important it is to use them in practice. The solution offered by IBM - for instance - is a good tool for analyzing the relation between the customer and the organization. Basing on data gathered through MDM Server, managers can customize company offer to make it meet the customer's requirements better. Looking from a wider perspective, proper usage of the IBM solution may lead to significant business risk reductions. Thank to an access to well organized and accurate data, managers can easily improve the compliance, improve relationships, so on and so forth.

IBM InfoSphere MDM Server features and benefits

Today's business is unbelievably flexible in comparison to the tight schemes we know from the past. Thereupon, recent IT solutions used across organizations need to be at least twice as flexible as the company. So is IBM InfoSphere Master Data Management Server which can be used within the organizations of all branches and industries. What people consider the most meaningful in case of this solution are:

• multiple data domains and relationships management
• configurable Master Data Management data model
• a chance to understand the customers better
• efficient know your customer compliance
• operational product and account services to improve product bundling and cross selling
• new data governance processes
• faster merger and acquisition initiative
• accelerated time to value
• a need for IT involvement reduction

These benefits make the IBM InfoSphere Master Data Management Server truly a comprehensive solution. However, if it lacks for any meaningful function, it can be supplied with any other of the Big Blue products.

IBM InfoSphere Master Data Management Server resources:

http://www-01.ibm.com/software/data/infosphere/mdm_server/ - as in case of many other vendors, official website tells everything what's needed. Here is quite a comprehensive introduction provided and a few information devoted to solution's features and benefits. However, what one shouldn't be expecting are technical details. The only findable on IBM website are system requirements needed to run the InfoSphere Master Data Management Server.

https://www.ibm.com/services/forms/signup - the data sheets provided by IBM often are truly interesting, nonetheless accessing them hardly ever is simple. The case of IBM InfoSphere Master Data Management Server isn't any different. Once again there is a registration needed to access the overview of the product (behind the link). However, it's worth the effort.

Youtube videos introduction to IBM InfoSphere Master Data Management Server. IBM calls the way its presented funny, others think it's infantile. The point, though, is that it provides quite a lot of information which - followed with appropriate illustrations - is easy to understand even for the very beginners. Additionally, it may be worth to check other videos by IBM as they are quite interesting as well.

http://www.information-management.com/issues/2007_60/ibm_infosphere-10015758-1.html - here enabled article is an interesting description of the problems solved with the Master Data Management Server. Dan Simpson, the author of the article, explains what has been the point, why, and what has been done later. Then, it's compared to MDM Server functionalities with a lot of attention paid to the product's strengths and weaknesses.