Overview

This course will build a foundation for students interested in what master data is and how it is managed. The student will learn about master data management (MDM), MDM implementation styles, and a variety of MDM use cases. The student will then be introduced to multiple IBM MDM solutions and will gain an understanding of the capabilities of each solution.

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Audience

This course is for anyone who would like to learn about master data, master data management, and IBM's MDM solutions.

Prerequisites

None

Objective

An introduction to MDM 

• What is Master data?
• What is Master Data Management?
• Issues addressed by MDM and benefits of MDM  

Use cases 

• Sampling of real world use cases and examples  

MDM and service oriented architecture 

• What is a Service Oriented Architecture (SOA)? 
• IBM’s SOA Reference Architecture 
• How does MDM and SOA relate?

MDM implementation styles 

• Consolidation Style
• Collaborative Style
• Registry Style
• Co-existence Style
• Transactional Style 
• Staffing an MDM project  

Infosphere MDM 

• InfoSphere MDM Virtual Module 
• InfoSphere MDM Physical Module 
• InfoSphere MDM PME 
• InfoSphere MDM Collaborative Edition 
• InfoSphere MDM Reference Data Management 
• MDM Express

Course Outline

An introduction to MDM 

• What is Master data?
• What is Master Data Management?
• Issues addressed by MDM and benefits of MDM

Use cases 

• Sampling of real world use cases and examples

MDM and service oriented architecture 

• What is a Service Oriented Architecture (SOA)?
• IBM’s SOA Reference Architecture
• How does MDM and SOA relate?

MDM implementation styles 

• Consolidation Style
• Collaborative Style
• Registry Style
• Co-existence Style
• Transactional Style
• Staffing an MDM project

Infosphere MDM 

• InfoSphere MDM Virtual Module
• InfoSphere MDM Physical Module
• InfoSphere MDM PME
• InfoSphere MDM Collaborative Edition
• InfoSphere MDM Reference Data Management
• MDM Express