What Are the Top Questions I Should Ask When Considering a Master Data Management (MDM) or CDI Solution?

Whether you are considering a new master data management (MDM) solution or expanding an ongoing initiative, there are some major questions you should ask. From conceptual to pragmatic, these questions and their answers will arm you with the knowledge to make a thorough, informed decision.

• What are the key cost savings I can expect from CDI or MDM software?
• What are the different architectural approaches to customer data integration and master data management?
• Why is probabilistic matching better than deterministic matching? What are the characteristics that make Initiate’s probabilistic matching superior?
• Why do I need to purchase CDI or MDM software? Won’t existing technologies I already own solve this problem? Why does a “black box” work better than my staff continually adjusting rules and parameters?