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		In the first article in today's newsletter, The Enterprise Data Mountain, Part 3, Colin White discusses the relationship between master data and business intelligence (BI) analytical processing.
		The second article, MDM and the Question of Data Back-Integration, by David Loshin, suggests that we may have different expectations for master data management (MDM) as a basis for reverse integration than what should be appropriately deployed.
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The Enterprise Data Mountain, Part 3
by Colin White
In a business intelligence environment, the master data documents how business information has changed over time, and this historical master data can be combined with other historical business transaction data to produce analytical reports.

MDM and the Question of Data Back-Integration
by David Loshin
The suggested approach does require more work than simple consolidation of enterprise data sets, but it is necessary in order to prevent your MDM application from becoming yet another unsynchronized data silo.

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How Automation Drives IT/Business Alignment
November 30 at 2 p.m. ET
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December 6 at 2 p.m. ET
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