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To solve this, organizations build adaptors to extract and transform the data to keep the myriad of systems up to date. This can be done gradually with small subsets of fields and gradually expanded. This process is known as Data Integration or DI. Anyone that has had even limited IT experience understand the pitfalls that follow when trying to keep a company’s DI process in check. One of the biggest problems is knowing where the truth for any given record is since it is stored on multiple systems. A truth record for a customer is often spread across multiple systems. This truth record or master record is also known as the Master Data Record or MDR.
YOUnite MDM In terms of storing/accessing data, YOUnite is a hybrid solution that handles data by either:
- Storing it in the YOUnite Data Store
- Referencing Accessing data stored in other systems through YOUnite Adaptors - This is known as federated MDM
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To further clarify, the YOUnite Data Store that holds holds domain data in an organization (example domains include students, courses, course-sections, faculty, etc) where federated domains references the data where it lives (College SIS, LMS, Registration, etc.) and extracts/updates it as needed based on the permission of the entity making the request. YOUnite is a hybrid product allowing the architects to define domains as either centralized or federated.
The terms MDM, DI and Master Data get used a lot and need clarification:
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Making DI & MDM Easy is Impossible
However, YOUnite's primary focus has been to make this process as easy and non-intrusive as possible. ‘Nuff said
Always Start by Analyzing the Use Cases
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