MDM is a popular topic and many organizations are in different stages of MDM journey. Many times clients (primarily IT) want to engage consultants who can recommend a MDM tool and start the implementation, bypassing the Planning / Pre-planning stages. Typically this leads to a MDM solution which is not thought through completely or end […]
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IBM Information Lifecycle Governance: solution driven model
Enterprise Content Management solutions usually follow a standard lifecycle: A client identifies a need. They send out an RFP. A solution (more often than not, a software platform) is selected. The platform is installed, customized, and configured to solve the original problem. For Information Lifecycle Governance (ILG) solutions, the “selection of solution” stage is not […]
Are you ready for Multi-domain MDM?
Last year I was involved in a Data Governance initiative where product vendors were hitting the client with Multi-domain MDM solution. Vendors were offering the software at various price points and simply put confusing the client. The fact of the matter is the client did have a huge MDM problem to solve. Their issue is […]
A healthcare treasure map leading to a single data warehouse
I’ve waited 20 years for my Treasure Map. Yes, a map with hidden passages, remote islands and an “X” to mark the spot. As kids, some of us hunted in our yards looking for buried treasures. Kids today use smart phone apps for activities like “Geocaching” to explore public and urban spaces. What do we […]
A SOA Journey Using the TOGAF ADM
In a recent blog posting, we provided a guide for standing up and XI52 as an integral component to an enterprise like laboratory environment. This was the beginning several activities, which spawned an idea for a continuing series of articles around IBM SOA appliances, and the use of the The Open Group Architecture Framework (TOGAF) […]
Perficient’s Top 5 Healthcare IT Blog Posts of 2013
It’s been an amazing year of breakthroughs and challenges in the Healthcare IT space. Let’s take a look back at our 5 most popular blog posts of 2013: 7 Healthcare Ideas for Google Glass – Martin Sizemore There was a lot of buzz around Google Glass this year, but in this post Martin Sizemore moves […]
Disruption caused by Data Governance?
Instituting Data Governance is a major initiative providing a significant opportunity to leverage enterprise data assets more effectively. As such, there is sometimes concern about being seen as a roadblock or concerns about formulating new enterprise level organizations, such as a Data Governance board and Data Stewardship committees. To be sure, a proper balance between […]
Key Ingredients to an Enterprise Information Management Solution
EIM Gumbo 1 portion of Data Governance 1 portion of Data Warehousing A stock of interoperability* Culture, chopped up finely Dash of patience *Measured and added to the extent as needed. Can be made up of a variety of means, manner and mechanisms to facility the move of data to the warehouse and information from […]
Mobile-Big Data-Predictive Analytics-Social Media & the US Open
So what do all of these technology solutions have to do with the US Open? Behind the scenes, IBM has helped run the show since 1990. A recent online article shows how IBM is using these tools to flow information far beyond match scores. Handheld devices used courtside feed multiple data points such as ball […]
Cognos Version 8-8.4 No Longer Supported! Now What?
Effective September 30th If your organization is currently running IBM Cognos Software version 8.0-8.4 these versions will soon be retired and no longer maintained by IBM. This means your production issues and bug fixes will no longer be supported for these following versions: Cognos Business Intelligence V8.4.1 Cognos Data Manager V8.4.1 Cognos Business Intelligence Analysis […]
Using Cognos Analytics to Improve Quality of Healthcare
The healthcare industry pressures and technology maturity are starting to converge, and as they do the organizations that are equipped to capture data, integrate and analyze it from multiple systems will be able to generate greater insights that will drive a shift from volume-based to value-driven healthcare that improves consumer engagement and care delivery. IBM […]
What is Data Governance?
What Is Data Governance? What is Data Governance? Sometimes it is easier to describe what something is by describing what it is not. This is the approach we will take when describing Data Governance. Data Governance is not: BI Governance because BI Governance deals with an organizations BI Architecture, standards and prioritization requirements. Internet Governance […]