(Modular Digital Multitrack) An audio recorder that mixes and records multiple tracks of digital audio. The two major MDM technologies are ADAT and DTRS. See ADAT and DTRS.
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- MDM Components and the Maturity Model
- Any effective master data management program requires a mix of technologies to achieve success. This white paper by David Loshin provides a conceptual outline of technical MDM components and examines how those components relate to the levels of organizational maturity determined by the ability to provide MDM services. This model...
- White papers 2008-10-09
- Good data, good SOA
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- Discussion threads 2008-09-23
- Hanjin Shipping Improves Business Intelligence, Competitiveness With Integrated Platform
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- Case studies 2008-07-01
- An Introduction to the Master Data Management Reference Architecture
- In many relevant business processes, entities like customers, products, accounts, contracts and locations play a central role. These entities are known as master data and many companies suffer today from low-quality master data scattered across the enterprise in various application silos. Improving master data quality and managing it more efficiently...
- White papers 2008-04-24
- Implementing a Transaction Hub MDM Pattern Using IBM InfoSphere Master Data Management Server
- Master data such as customers, products, accounts or locations is the foundation of critical business decisions and is used in important business processes. Today, many companies have their master data scattered and inconsistent across numerous front- and back-office systems and lack a consistent, complete, and accurate enterprise view of this...
- White papers 2008-03-20
- SOA, Enterprise Architecture, BPM all the same underneath
- SOA, Enterprise Architecture, BPM all the same underneathThere never was a lineI recall jumping on to the SOA Yahoo group months ago, hoping to more fully understand the prevailing definition and practice of what is referred to as SOA. I came to the conclusion that SOA as stand-alone entity never...
- Discussion threads 2008-02-06
- Webcast: Master Info Solutions: Introducing the IBM InfoSphere Master Data Management Server
- Businesses today must manage their information as a strategic asset in order to cope with intensifying regulatory compliance, competitive, and customer pressures. IBM's comprehensive Information on Demand portfolio helps companies unlock the business value of information by freeing it from silos and delivering it in-line and in-context across the...
- Webcasts 2008-02-06
- What Master Data Management can gain from SOA
- IBM just launched a product, IBM InfoSphere Master Data Management MDM Server, which will purportedly interface with service oriented architecture. According to IBM, InfoSphere "offers deployment options that give customers the flexibility to use it for both entry-level MDM projects and high-volume SOA MDM systems with one platform." ...
- Blog posts 2008-01-30
- Nine places where SOA is making a difference, right now
- What kind of a year was 2007 for SOA? Yes, there was plenty of disgust and eye-rolling at all the hype around this still-emerging concept. But at the same time, we started seeing more and more examples of companies putting the methodologies and associated tools and platforms to innovative uses....
- Blog posts 2007-12-17
- Lessons Learned in Master Data Management
- Master Data Management MDM is getting the attention it deserves. In hindsight, it's surprising how master data that forms the foundation of any enterprise initiative was never discussed holistically when organizations initiated multimillion dollar initiatives such as Customer Relationship Management CRM, supply chain integration/optimization, Data Warehousing DW, Business Intelligence BI...
- White papers 2007-12-13
- SOA's role in master data management explained
- SOA has a critical role to play in the development of Master Data Management, or MDM. At Pfizer, SOA decoupled data from applications I hadn't heard much to date on how these two enterprise-changing forces can work together. But Martin Brodbeck, executive director for...
- Blog posts 2007-11-08
- White Paper - IBM Master Data Management: Effective Data Governance
- Organizations with data-sharing environments, complex information and systems hinder business responsiveness and decision makers' ability to make informed decisions. Collaboration among users, functions and systems is often fraught with few clear-cut roles and responsibilities for protecting or enhancing data. Challenges like these illustrate why data governance has emerged as a...
- White papers 2007-11-01
- SOA Insights analysts view IBM's information umbrella, explore SAP's Business Objects grab and define 'Guerrilla SOA'
- Read a full transcript. The latest BriefingsDirect SOA Insights Edition, Vol. 26, provides a roundtable discussion and dissection of Services Oriented Architecture SOA-related news and events with a panel of IT analysts and experts. In this episode, our group examines the relationship and tension...
- Blog posts 2007-10-26
- Master Data Management and Data Integration: Complementary but Distinct
- This Bloor Research white paper discusses the relationship between MDM and data integration. You will learn about; the different ways MDM may be implemented, why a siloed approach is doomed to failure, why a platform approach provides the foundations for success, the pros and cons of current MDM trends, and...
- White papers 2007-10-03
- How to sell SOA: business first, technology later
- Everyone agrees that SOA is, or needs to be, embedded in the business. However, as discussed in recent posts, it is viewed mainly as an IT project. SOA often gets sold as a technology fix, but shouldn't it be sold as a business enabler? Mike "Mad Geek...
- Blog posts 2007-09-25
- A new hint about what's coming (and when) in Microsoft Office 14
- Master data management will be part of Office 14, a first Community Technology Preview CTP of which is due in the first quarter of 2008. That's according to a September 19 blog post by Microsoft IT Pro Evangelist "PatricG." Master data management is technology...
- Blog posts 2007-09-21
- Server Appliance Kit AoP (exe)
- The Microsoft Server Appliance Kit 2.0 Add-on Pack extends the capabilities of the Server Appliance Kit 2.01. It adds two new features. Multiple Device Management MDM is an extensible platform for automating the management and administration of data centers or other collections of servers. Role-based UI provides functionality for three...
- Software downloads 2007-09-18
- How to implement SSL or TLS secure communications
- How to implement SSL or TLS secure communicationsInformative post - Thanks GeorgeThanksWhy not a free certificate?Why did you not mention that it's possible to get a free certificate from CACert.org? It seems that many individuals and small businesses could benefit.ot the right area for securitySecurity at this level has...
- Discussion threads 2007-07-20
- Data Quality: The First Step on the Path to Master Data Management
- More stringent regulation and market competition mean that organizations need to establish better control and consistency of their master data and the business processes responsible for the capture and maintenance of such shared data. Many organizations are implementing master data management solutions - under a number of different labels, including...
- White papers 2007-07-09
- Multiform MDM: It's About How Your Master Data Is Used!
- Multiform Master Data Management MDM is about more than just your data -- it's about how your data is used. Multiform MDM takes into consideration the entire data lifecycle. It mixes multiple domains and supports all three data usage patterns, including operational, collaborative, and analytical functions. Listen...
- Webcasts 2007-06-19
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