In this issue, John Hobson predicts that 2008 will be the year when retail business intelligence finally breaks out of the blue-chip world and filters down to organizations of all sizes. Hooray!
The second article, authored by Malcolm Chisholm, spotlights the need for a well-defined understanding of master data.
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Retail Business Intelligence
by John Hobson
While we watch numerous large corporations busily trying to digest their recent acquisitions, we all ought to keep an eye on the rapid and exciting development that is occurring at the other end of
the marketplace.
What is Master Data?
by Malcolm Chisholm
This article presents an approach to categorizing data that provides a detailed definition of master data. This approach can be practically applied to master data management problems.
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