You may already have seen and learned quite a bit about the
federation of master data governance, the many benefits it can have for your organization, and how you can optimize master data management through federated data governance.
For example, in his insightful blog post
Plan your own MDM roadmap with SAP Master Data Governance, Markus Kuppe explains how federation provides value, and why this could be the more effective approach for organizations that are eager to strike a balance between central and decentralized master data management to become more modular, and to be able to handle master data as perfectly as possible, exactly where it is best understood.
You can also find a broader perspective in a recent
SAP Thought Leadership Paper that describes why you need the right mix of technology and organizational support as well as effective data governance to optimize data management, all in the context of federated master data governance.
As an addition to the existing blog posts and papers, we've published
a video about Federated Master Data Governance that uses the creation of a new customer record in SAP Sales Cloud as an example to show the connection between:
- the management of core master data in SAP Master Data Governance, cloud edition,
- the management of application-specific data in the application where it is best understood, and
- a master data management process for the governance of core and application data across different applications.
Federated Master Data Management: Create Customer in SAP Sales Cloud
Application Landscape (example)
Watch the video here:
For anyone who would like to learn more, here’s a list of links to the most important assets:
- Blog post Extended portfolio and additional deployment options for SAP Master Data Governance
- Conceptual Video: Extended Portfolio and Additional Deployment Options for SAP Master Data Governance, discussing the concept of federation and the purpose of SAP MDG, cloud edition in this context
- Conceptual Article: Extended Portfolio and Additional Deployment Options for SAP Master Data Governance, very similar content as in the above video for everyone who prefers reading
- News Release: Integrate Your Business Processes Today: Free Trial of SAP Master Data Governance, Cloud Edition
- Blog post Harness the Agility and Flexibility of a Cloud-Based Master Data Management Solution
- Demo Video: Create a New Business Partner in SAP MDG, cloud edition
- Demo Video: Analyze Data Quality and Remediate Errors in SAP MDG, cloud edition
- Trial SAP MGD, cloud edition: Christian’s blog post and SAP MGD, cloud edition Trial welcome page
- SAP Roadmap Explorer: Please see the roadmap for SAP Master Data Governance
- FAQ Page on SAP MDG, cloud edition and Federated MDG, get answers to frequently asked questions
Don’t forget to follow the
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