Master Data Management Resource Guide FAQ

What is the Master Data Management Resource Guide?
The Master Data Management Resource Guide narrowly and deeply focuses on helping CIOs, CTOs, IT architects and developers understand the costs, benefits, risks, and best practices related to Master Data Management. The vast majority of information available to this audience is "noise" - content designed to influence users' thinking or to sell something. We identify, categorize and present high-value Resources - the vast majority of which Master Data Management users and buyers will never find. By using the Master Data Management Resource Guide, these users will learn much more about all aspects of Master Data Management in much less time.

Why use the Master Data Management Resource Guide?

• Save time
  
• Discover great new resources
  
• Spend time enjoying great content instead of looking for it
  
• Say goodbye to spam, mediocre content, and deceptive sites.
  

Does the Master Data Management Resource Guide have an editorial process, and, if so, what is it?
Yes. The Master Data Management Resource Guide has an editorial process to ensure that each Resource is reviewed multiple times.

What sites and content will I not find in the Master Data Management Resource Guide?
We do not include Resources that:

• Are spam sites
  
• Have deceptive or overbearing advertising
  
• Are largely advertorial (for example: containing primarily promotional material for vendors)
  
• Give the appearance of participating in phishing or any other type of malicious activity ("phishing" being the fraudulent acquisition of sensitive personal information by masquerading as a trustworthy entity)
  
• Are of unknown origin (i.e. we cannot establish who operates the site)
  
• Require payment to access content

Are there Resource Guides on other IT Topics?
The publishers of the SOA Governance Resource Guide, NorthPage Research (that's us), produce several additional IT Resource Guides including:

• Security Information Management Resource Guide
• SOA Governance Resource Guide
• Snap Server Resource Guide
• RackSpace Resource Guide

Do you know of a topic for which a dedicated Resource Guide would be helpful? Please let us know.

We regularly add new Resource Guides. Stay current, here.