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2020-10-22 |
About, IBM Cloud, overview, Master Data Management, MDM, Cloud Pak for Data as a Service |
mdm-oc |
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IBM {{site.data.keyword.mdm-oc_full}} (Beta) on IBM Cloud Pak for Data as a Service seamlessly consolidates data from the disparate sources that fuel your business to establish a single, trusted, 360-degree view of your customers — digital twins. {{site.data.keyword.mdm-oc_full}} includes cloud-native, machine learning-assisted, self-service analytics and matching tools that deliver better business insights. {: shortdesc}
{{site.data.keyword.mdm-oc_full}} is offered as a beta service on {{site.data.keyword.Bluemix}} and IBM Cloud Pak for Data as a Service.
With {{site.data.keyword.mdm-oc_full}}, you can ensure that your users and systems have a total view of your data. With a seamlessly integrated, cross-solution cloud experience, your users can discover master data directly in the space where they expect to consume it.
The {{site.data.keyword.mdm-oc_full}} service includes two connected and complementary user experiences:
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Master data configuration for data engineers to prepare and configure master data. This experience includes:
- Configuring the master data system.
- Refining the generated data model.
- Uploading or connecting data sources.
- Mapping data into the model.
- Running {{site.data.keyword.mdm-oc_full}} service's powerful matching capability to create master data entities.
- Configuring and tuning the matching algorithm to meet your organization's requirements.
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Master data explorer for business analysts and data stewards to search, view, analyze, and export master data entities.
The {{site.data.keyword.mdm-oc_full}} service on {{site.data.keyword.cpdaas}} also includes a rich set of APIs that empower your business applications with direct access to trusted data.
Configuration of the {{site.data.keyword.mdm-oc_full}} system is a data-first process. Every part of the experience starts with your business's data, wherever it lives. Data engineers can gather customer data from different systems across your enterprise. When they onboard new data sources, {{site.data.keyword.mdm-oc_full}} automatically generates a customizable data model using embedded Watson technology, so data engineers won't spend weeks manually mapping thousands of attributes.
Once your data is loaded into {{site.data.keyword.mdm-oc_full}}, data engineers can run matching to create enriched master data entities. {{site.data.keyword.mdm-oc_full}} includes an intelligent matching algorithm that is designed to tune and train itself using Watson AI. The matching capabilities deliver a trusted, unified source of customer data.
Business users and systems can access master data to search, view, and analyze master data entities. With {{site.data.keyword.mdm-oc_full}} on Cloud Pak for Data as a Service, you can ensure that your users and systems have a total view of your data. With a seamlessly integrated, cross-solution cloud experience, your users can discover master data directly in the space where they expect to consume it.
The {{site.data.keyword.mdm-oc_full}} service is deeply integrated with Watson Knowledge Catalog. Watson Knowledge Catalog provides automated cataloging to discover, classify, prepare, and share data. For more information about Watson Knowledge Catalog, see Watson Knowledge Catalog on Cloud Pak for Data as a Service.