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This month's edition of the BPM newsletter features two timely articles that are sure to assist you in your performance management initiatives. I encourage you to continue to use the Business Intelligence Network as your premier source for information regarding business intelligence, performance management, data warehousing and information quality.

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In This Issue 

Tough Questions to Ask Business Performance Management Vendors
by Craig Schiff
With today’s environment of mergers and acquisitions, it is wise to ask the questions that will enable you to understand each vendor’s business performance management strategy.

What’s Next in Business Performance Management for the Office of Finance?
by John Colbert
There is a shift taking place that could have profound effects on how companies will buy and manage performance management applications.


Web Events 

Beyond CDI: Why Your Product Master Matters
June 27 at 2 p.m. ET
What are you doing today to ensure that all of your data is of the highest level of quality? Attend this free web seminar to hear Jill Dyché and Evan Levy explain how data quality drives your ability to master product data.
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Three Steps to Successful Data Governance
June 28 at 1 p.m. ET
Organizations can accelerate business growth, lower costs and reduce regulatory risk by treating data like an asset. The key is effective data governance. In this web seminar, learn three steps to get started.
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Key Steps to Creating an Enterprise Performance Management (EPM) Strategy
July 12 at 2 p.m. ET
Looking to create your own enterprise performance management (EPM) strategy? Learn the key components required to develop an EPM road map.
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On Demand – A Clear Choice for Business Intelligence
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The next generation of business intelligence (BI) could not have come at a better time. Although a relatively new concept for this market, mid-market companies are increasingly leveraging SaaS (software-as-a-service) BI to level the playing field with their large enterprise competitors. Join Bill Inmon as he outlines the benefits of adopting the next generation of BI.
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The Pillars of Master Data Management: Data Profiling, Data Integration and Data Quality
On-Demand Event
David Loshin outlines his findings on master data management and explains why data profiling, data integration and data quality tools are the three pillars upon which today’s master data management solutions are supported.
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