Identity Resolution Daily Links 2008-9-8
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Hub Solution Designs: August Column in DM Review
“MDM without a robust approach to data quality can be dangerous. We’ve all heard the IT cliché ‘garbage in, garbage out.’ But that is very true of building an MDM hub solution. You’re literally at the mercy of the worst data entry person in the company as you gather information from any number of source systems to feed into your new hub.”
“A New York man from the regal borough of Queens was charged with selling $80,000 worth of stolen Victoria’s Secret brassieres on eBay. Over 2,000 bras ranging in value from $40 to $80 were allegedly sold by George Tutaya on the auction site. . . . The eBay aliases have since been removed but the New York Post reports that buyers were quite pleased with Tutaya’s service, which received a 100 percent approval rating.”
Confessions of a database geek: Data Quality Conference: Are you going?
“That said, if you have a strong interest in data quality, I encourage you to take a look at the conference program. Larry English and David Loshin are two of the featured speakers. (I still remember a presentation from Larry at a TDWI conference 10 years ago — he’s great.) Looking further, I see presentations ranging from metrics to politics to dictionaries.”
NOTE: We are planning on being at the conference. Let us know if you’d like to meet with us there.
The Bunker Blog: Organized Retail Theft - “Boosting For Billions” Airs On MSNBC
“On September 7th, MSNBC aired a 1-hour documentary entitled “Boosting For Billions” which took a serious look at the growing problem of Organized Retail Theft. The program featured interviews with Jerry Biggs, ORC Division Coordinator at Walgreens, and Tony Heredia, Director, Assets Protection at Target Corporation.”
Andy on Enterprise Software: A speedy investment
“It is good to see venture firms dipping their toes back in the water of innovative enterprise software companies. A couple of years ago I came across what I thought was an interesting data quality company called Zoomix. I introduced them to a prestigious venture firm, who were entirely uninterested, at the time chasing after ever more trendy social networking websites (the company was in fact bought by Microsoft a few months ago, which would have netted a pretty decent return for the investors).”
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