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		In the first article in today's newsletter, The Enterprise Data Mountain, Part 2, Colin White provides a detailed look at storing and managing the data associated with master data management processes.
		The second article, Using Data Quality Tools for Identification of Master Data, by David Loshin, explains how a combination of the techniques used for data profiling and manual assessment of the results can jump-start the isolation of master data sources.
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New Articles

The Enterprise Data Mountain, Part 2
by Colin White
Most organizations do not have an enterprise master data management environment. Instead, there are multiple systems of entry for any given type of master data, making it difficult to maintain data quality and consistency.

Using Data Quality Tools for Identification of Master Data
by David Loshin
This article suggests a few techniques that can be applied to accumulate intelligence about potential master data sets across the enterprise.

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