Thursday, March 20, 2008
Welcome Subscribers!  

David Loshin

Welcome to the Information Value Edition of the Bill Inmon Newsletter featuring David Loshin, a recognized expert, author and speaker on information quality and business intelligence. In addition to my article that discusses venture capitalists, this issue features an article from David that talks how subject-matter experts and data analysts can gain additional insight through the metadata associated with services.

On behalf of the Business Intelligence Network, I encourage you to use the monthly Information Value Special Edition of the Bill Inmon Newsletter as your regular source of information and applicable operational processes that will enable you to quantify and elevate the information asset to the balance sheet. Also, please continue to use the Business Intelligence Network as your premier source for information pertaining to business intelligence, performance management, data warehousing and information quality.

To your continued success,

Bill Inmon


IN THIS ISSUE MORE > 

Hurdles to Innovation, Part 2
by Bill Inmon
Have venture capitalist firms morphed into investment banking firms?

Services Metadata for Master Data Management
by David Loshin
This article focuses on the metadata associated with services. Master service consolidation is a strong motivating factor for master data management, at times even trumping the value of the consolidated data asset.


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