tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6124004925057414002.post6158386332363292346..comments2023-10-30T08:57:18.803-07:00Comments on Shweta Shandilya: IBM MDM PortfolioShweta Shandilyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02697865182694559907noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6124004925057414002.post-64186007309134417112010-08-08T06:38:23.123-07:002010-08-08T06:38:23.123-07:00Thanks Mike for the comment.
I completely agree ...Thanks Mike for the comment. <br /><br />I completely agree that Initiate cannot just be positioned on vertical like Health Care Systems but that has been the vertical where it has found the maximum success.<br /><br />My Initiate knowledge is growing with time as that is the most recent aquisition into IBM as a part of the MDM portfolio. Your comments were quite helpful to give me some knowledge on Initiate.Shweta Shandilyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02697865182694559907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6124004925057414002.post-25252285592674446222010-08-04T12:03:08.354-07:002010-08-04T12:03:08.354-07:00Hi Shweta
Although Initiate has a strong health ...Hi Shweta <br /><br />Although Initiate has a strong health care presence, a large number of Initiate customers sit outside of this space in Financial Services, Retail and Government sectors as well as others. Initiate offers an all in one solution, it is quick to implement as it does not require other solutions to be integrated in order to provide a true probabilistic Master Data Management solution.<br /><br /><br />Initiate Master Data Service is positioned in the registry sector of Master Data Management, but is not limited to this area. <br /><br />Initiate takes a secondary copy of all the contributing systems key data and resolves the identity of the object (entity). Initiate uses a true probabilistic embedded matching process to ascertain the identity of the entity. This is able to take into account questionable data quality and offer the customer the ability match and retrieve records using fuzzy logic.<br />Initiate stores this data logically independent, linked to the source from which it came. The flexible data model is metadata based and easily extendable using the easy to use User Interface. Initiate creates a virtual link between matched records and offers a consuming solution a view of the resolved Entity based upon rules set out by the business. These rules determine how the Composite View should be constructed, in real-time, for which ever application or person is requesting the data. <br /><br />There are a number of key differentiators between MDM Server and Initiate Master Data Service. One of which is the way the Single View is constructed and maintained. <br />MDM Server works on survivorship rules to create a single persisted view of the entity. Initiate, as mentioned earlier, creates a virtual link between the source system records and generates the Composite View dependant on the ruleset. <br /><br />Initiate does not limit the organisation to one ruleset and instead allows an organisation to create a number of views of this object. Initiate is even able to offer a historical view of the entity as well as the mastered relationships which it maintains.<br /><br />Whilst Initiate has been positioned as a Healthcare and Government sector solution, I feel that this is incorrectly putting it in a restrictive box.<br /><br />When recommending a solution for a customer, a Solutions Architect or Sales Consultant, should not be forced to choose the product identified for that market space. One should look at the key strengths of the product and match up these strengths to the customer's requirements. This will provide the customer with the best possible solution to meet the needs, rather than the first one on the list.<br /><br />Initiate is a very flexible, extensible and highly scalable solution. By offering quick implementation times, customers are able to experience quick ROI and Time to Value. <br /><br />With successful case studies across 10 vertical markets and over 240 live customers, Initiate should not be disregarded as just a Healthcare only solution.Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12725435588820563298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6124004925057414002.post-28900120234928762892010-08-04T11:59:45.221-07:002010-08-04T11:59:45.221-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12725435588820563298noreply@blogger.com