Enterprise Master Data Management: An SOA Approach to Managing Core Information

Best reference I have found on MDM. Authoratative and complete, but will become outdated quickly.

I am a long-time SAP technical consultant (admittedly with IBM, as are the authors of this book), but with little experience or knowledge of MDM. This is one of the best organized and most cohesively presented technical works I have read in some time (though the reader needn't be technical to get a great deal from the book). After having read it, I can't conceive of architecting an MDM solution without this book at my finger tips. And, as pointed out by other reviewers, the book is truly product agnostic.

These guys have put together a great overview of MDM from both the technical and operational perspective. The chapter on the MDM reference architecture details the core concepts that make MDM appealing. At the same time, the discussion in the book are often centered on operational patterns that are common across different industries (e.g., security) as well as examples/cases that are industry-specific. If your business management is funding an MDM program, this is a good read for those on the design and implementation team, and an excellent companion to my own book, "Master Data Management."

Advanced computer libraries will find ENTERPRISE MASTER DATA MANAGEMENT is the only complete technical primer for MDM planners and implementers and companies moving toward flexible SOA will find it invaluable. It provides MDM technical knowledge for designers, senior IT decision-makers and others, and is written by the IBM data management innovators who are pioneering MDM. From discussions of how MDM and SOA compliment each other to assessing risks, values, and exploring MDM patterns, chapters cover a range of technical data and best practice solutions and are invaluable to any IT collection. Diane C. Donovan California Bookwatch

This is a book which belongs on every desk of Enterprise Information IT-Architects, CIOs and business decision makers interested in optimizing their current business processes using Master Data Management! It provides a complete MDM Reference Architecture including component interaction diagrams, MDM architecture patterns and MDM Solution Blueprints for various industries. Furthermore, it explains why MDM is a key SOA enabler and why security and privacy are of paramount importance for MDM deployments. Finally, in a dedicated chapter on Data Governance, a critical success factor for implementing MDM is explained. Another amazing aspect is that this book focuses on architectural principals and is absolutely software product agnostic. Therefore, the key principles explained for designing MDM solutions the right way without a product feature/function discussion make this book very useful for a long period of time. It was a lot of fun to read and I drew a lot of useful insights from it. In my opinion an absolute must read for MDM practitioners!