We would like to invite you to “MDM: Taking Charge of Your Data”. The event is being held at Atlantic Imbizo, Cape Town on Tuesday 11 May (08.00 – 12.00) and at Summer Place, Johannesburg on Wednesday 12 May (08.00 – 13.00). The seminar will be hosted by Informatica and InfoBlueprint.

Data is an enterprise’s most valuable asset. Whether it’s in unstructured, structured, or archived forms – and regardless of whether it resides inside the enterprise, in partners’ systems, or in the cloud – the ability to find it, trust it, and use it to drive effective actions is key to competitive advantage.

So why are so many organisations still accepting business decisions based on inconsistent, unreliable data as being “good enough”? Getting real value from data can seem daunting at first – after all, if it were easy, everyone would be using their data to make brilliant decisions and keep business operations running smoothly. Overcoming the challenges to become a data-driven enterprise requires a clear Master Data Management (MDM) strategy, commitment and a change in culture. You have to make investments in people and processes – as well as technology. But the resulting benefits are more than worth it and the cost of neglect is far greater.

During this event you will learn best practices that will help you successfully implement MDM initiatives and continue your evolution into being a data-driven enterprise – with business and IT finally on the same page and concentrating on collaborating in order to increase operational efficiency. The business will be empowered to become more self-sufficient while also sharing the responsibility for data quality and data governance. And the promise of SOA will finally be realised with data, rules and policies being reused across the extended enterprise. The result will be an agile organisation which is fully prepared for innovation.

Places are strictly limited and by invitation only so we urge you to reserve your place now:

The Agenda
Our first keynote presentation focuses on the synergy between the Informatica 9 unified data integration platform and a Multidomain MDM Hub – resulting in a true single view of X. You will hear how a Multidomain MDM Hub enables the creation of real-time, unified views of any master data – such as customers, organisations and products, that is fragmented across different systems. Our second keynote from InfoBlueprint will discuss why leading organisations consider these to be three essential pillars for success: Data Quality Management (data), MDM (technology and architecture) and Data Governance (people and process).

What you will learn by attending this event:

• The relationship between MDM and data integration
• Why a siloed approach to MDM is doomed to failure
• How a platform approach to MDM provides the foundations for success
• How to develop a business case for MDM
• Why collaboration between business and IT is pivotal in surviving a tough economy
• How to reduce the cost and time it takes to implement a compliance and governance strategy
• How to better identify master data uniquely across all touch-points and applications
• How to create unified views of multiple complex relationships among master data entities such as customer, product and organisation
• How to rapidly build data services so data, rules and policies can be reused throughout the enterprise
• How to ensure rapid return on investment for mergers, acquisitions and customer/supplier onboarding
• How pervasive data quality helps create and maintain a true single view of the customer
• Best practices for modernising the business so limited resources can be re-allocated to other, more strategic initiatives

Places are strictly limited and by invitation only
To avoid disappointment we urge you to reserve your place now.

We look forward to seeing you at Atlantic Imbizo, Cape Town on Tuesday 11 May (08.00 – 12.00) or Summer Place, Johannesburg on Wednesday 12 May (08.00 – 13.00) for what promises to be a highly informative and enjoyable event.

Yours sincerely,

Paul van Aswegen
General Manager, Informatica SA

Informatica South Africa
KID House, 812 Hammets Crossing, 1 Selborne Rd, Maroelandal, Fourways, Johannesburg
Tel: +27 (0)11 462 9676
Fax: +27 (0)11 462 7392

www.informatica.com/za

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