Chapter 1. Master Data Management

Before covering Master Data Services (MDS) itself, we will start off by covering what Master Data Management (MDM) actually is, and looking at why it can be of benefit to an organization. This includes an examination of the different approaches to MDM, as well as listing the various components that make up an MDM initiative.

This chapter is therefore the foundation of the whole book, and aims to be largely technology agnostic by explaining why MDM is needed and what is actually required in order to implement MDM.