We are continually expanding the content and coverage areas of the Business Intelligence Network, and today we are launching another expert channel. It gives me great pleasure to welcome Jill Dyché. Jill is a partner and cofounder of Baseline Consulting, an information strategy and integration services firm, where she is responsible for delivering industry and key client advisory services. Jill is a frequent lecturer and writer on the business value of technology, and on behalf of the Business Intelligence Network, I would like to thank Jill for sharing her expertise with all of us. Her channel will focus on two key areas – customer data integration and customer data management. You will find her channel, articles and blog not only enlightening, but also entertaining. Welcome Jill!
To mark the launch of this channel, Jill has provided a great article. Customer Data Integration: FAQs and Fiction explains how customer data integration (CDI) differs from data warehousing and even provides a real-world example of the benefits of CDI. After you've read Jill's article, please take a few minutes to visit her blog and welcome her. She'd appreciate hearing from you, so send your questions or CDI/CDM concerns and problems to her.
For a comprehensive overview of the present status and the future of RFID technology, be sure to read RFID for Pharmaceutical Industry by Mark Albala. He discusses the RFID device as the "cookie" for the brick-and-mortar world, and this aspect of RFID will impact not only the pharmaceutical industry, but also manufacturers, retailers and service providers.
You are all aware of Six Sigma, but do you know how it can provide a framework for improving the level of data quality in your organization. Duffie Brunson and Sid Frank have penned an insightful article on this topic: Six Sigma Data Quality Processes.
Enjoy these great articles, and please continue to use the Business Intelligence Network as your premier source for information regarding business intelligence, performance management, information quality and data warehousing.
Customer Data Integration: FAQs and Fiction
by Jill Dyché
To launch her expert channel on the Business Intelligence Network, Jill Dyché defines customer data integration and explains why it is different from other technology trends.
RFID for Pharmaceutical Industry
by Mark Albala
It is expected that the RFID device will be the preferred means of information exchange within the next three to five years.
Six Sigma Data Quality Processes
by Duffie Brunson and Sid Frank
Six Sigma provides a framework for improving the level of data quality/certification.
Jill Dyché Expert Channel
Focusing on customer data integration (CDI) and customer data management (CDM).
