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In this issue, Manufacturing Channel lead Gary Holden continues his series on shared business vocabularies (SBV). Having established the case for a shared business vocabulary in his article, What's in a Name?, in this month's article, Holden covers how to implement and use an SBV successfully. While Holden practices in the manufacturing industry, his expertise lies in the area of business integration across analytical and operational systems – so regardless of your industry, you will find this article useful and pertinent.
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Implementing and Using a Shared Business Vocabulary
by Gary Holden
The author's last article discussed the concepts of a shared business vocabulary (SBV) and the benefits this would bring to the business. This article expands on the SBV concept and discuss how to
implement and use an SBV successfully.
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The Pillars of Master Data Management: Data Profiling, Data Integration and Data Quality
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Did you know that the wealth of content on the Business Intelligence Network is also presented in specific industry sectors, allowing you to navigate directly to the channel that represents your industry? Each channel features timely articles, news, events and other resources, and each channel leader is a seasoned practitioner, well-versed in the challenges and solutions for that industry. The featured channel this week is Manufacturing, led by Gary Holden. Gary is an enterprise architect working in the manufacturing business sector. His main area of expertise is business integration across analytical and operational systems. Gary has also worked as a consultant for IBM, specialising in enterprise application integration, particularly Siebel, Crossworlds and Websphere Business Integration. He has recently led a business process-driven project to implement a master data management (MDM) solution based on operational and analytical data. Gary is also involved in pushing proactive business intelligence (BI) as a strategic option, utilising event-triggered technologies and enterprise workflow capabilities.
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