Enterprise Data Management special report

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The Quick-Wins

Over a three-month period earlier this year, I attended financial information conferences and events in seven different cities, but the main theme for the data management panels were very much the same everywhere. While some enterprise data management projects were postponed in 2008 and 2009, the trend now is that programs aimed at integrating and centralizing reference data are back on the agenda, fueled by a need to drive down risk and meet coming regulatory requirements.

The change is that there is a growing focus on small-scale projects tailored at meeting business requirements. Firms are prioritizing value-adding investments linked to risk and compliance, and data managers are looking for pain points they can fix to generate quick-wins. By constantly being able to prove small successes, data managers say they are able to retain management support.

In this Enterprise Data Management report, which includes comments from industry experts and a news review, we hope to provide readers with an insight into the latest developments in the data management space, providing more information on how to find low-hanging fruit and secure budgets for the next project phase.