Over the past 5 years, Supplier Mastering has become one of the most common problems that we solve for our customers. Some people refer to this as the “Supplier 360” problem. Others just say, “we have poor visibility into our…
There is a lot in flux with the data management industry, and naturally it’s causing confusion. Companies collect data at a rapidly expanding rate, and the old processes in place to master this data severely limit their ability to make…
Enterprise data and IT professionals often ask us: “Why do I need a solution like Tamr? We already have rules-based systems for data mastering.” It’s a valid question, and the answer is vitally important for enterprises that want to thrive…
Consumer product companies live by their customers, but their data is often anything but customer-centric. In many cases, there are multiple entities that are the same person, or data is incomplete. It might be perfectly understandable that someone who bought…
Data curation remains a vexing issue for most organizations. Companies typically unify data from a variety of systems to make decisions, and the records and data within these systems can vary significantly. There may be different names, addresses and phone…
Do you have a data quality process that actually works well? We’ve heard, “no”, almost unanimously across enterprises. Most often, data quality issues get raised through a process that looks like this: These sorts of emails provide little to no…
It’s no secret that enterprise data has its challenges. It’s messy, difficult to use, and can feel overwhelming to understand. Driving improved business outcomes from this data can feel like an insurmountable task. This is particularly true in procurement, which…
Spend visibility is a foundational need for procurement organizations, but many enterprises struggle to gain this visibility and keep it up-to-date. The notoriously messy nature of spend data and inability of legacy, rules-based technologies to keep up with the pace…
Why are organic foods given their own aisles of the grocery store? Unlike other sections, “organic food” isn’t very descriptive; the classification can apply to anything from a banana to baby food. But customers have shown with their wallets that…
Business is becoming more and more data driven – within many leading enterprises, data has become a major driver of strategy and a major driver of performance reviews. Politics, sports, and media are all becoming more and more data…
