Comments for Data_psycH http://www.datapsych.com Wed, 17 Mar 2010 18:40:35 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 Comment on Master Data Management by Lucita Atanacio http://www.datapsych.com/master-data-management/comment-page-1/#comment-16 Lucita Atanacio Wed, 17 Mar 2010 18:40:35 +0000 http://www.datapsych.com/master-data-management/#comment-16 The book was delivered in a timely fashion. Didn't expect to receive it within the same week. The Master Data Management book is an excellent book. Very informative and easy to understand Rating: 5 / 5 The book was delivered in a timely fashion. Didn’t expect to receive it within the same week. The Master Data Management book is an excellent book. Very informative and easy to understand
Rating: 5 / 5

]]> Comment on Master Data Management by Data Man http://www.datapsych.com/master-data-management/comment-page-1/#comment-15 Data Man Wed, 17 Mar 2010 17:38:53 +0000 http://www.datapsych.com/master-data-management/#comment-15 David's book is ambitious in that it covers most, if not all, of a very complex topic - master data management. I'm pleased to say that this book delivers on the ambition. The book starts by defining the terms of MDM and some of the business drivers behind such an initiative. The chapters to follow cover the people, process and technology you need to have a successful MDM program. The book aptly describes the intersection of MDM and data governance, which to some, can be a bit of a mystery. We are then taken into some very powerful detail on setting up the data model, providing data quality, managing data lineage, and other important technical aspects of master data management. The book ends with tips and techniques on creating plans for your MDM initiative that will be sure to get you funded for the project. I haven't covered it all here in this review, but as my title states, this should be required reading for anyone embarking on a master data management project. Rating: 5 / 5 David’s book is ambitious in that it covers most, if not all, of a very complex topic – master data management. I’m pleased to say that this book delivers on the ambition. The book starts by defining the terms of MDM and some of the business drivers behind such an initiative. The chapters to follow cover the people, process and technology you need to have a successful MDM program. The book aptly describes the intersection of MDM and data governance, which to some, can be a bit of a mystery. We are then taken into some very powerful detail on setting up the data model, providing data quality, managing data lineage, and other important technical aspects of master data management. The book ends with tips and techniques on creating plans for your MDM initiative that will be sure to get you funded for the project. I haven’t covered it all here in this review, but as my title states, this should be required reading for anyone embarking on a master data management project.

Rating: 5 / 5

]]> Comment on Master Data Management by James E. Harris http://www.datapsych.com/master-data-management/comment-page-1/#comment-14 James E. Harris Wed, 17 Mar 2010 16:21:14 +0000 http://www.datapsych.com/master-data-management/#comment-14 David Loshin is an industry luminary within the fields of Data Quality, Master Data Management (MDM), and Business Intelligence. This book is a comprehensive resource that will prove immensely useful to anyone planning a MDM initiative. Since the book's release, I have also had the privilege of attending numerous lectures and conference workshops delivered by David Loshin that draw upon the book's material and effortlessly relate it to the needs of diverse audiences. Bottom-line: this book is an invaluable guide on MDM, and may very well be the only book that you truly NEED to purchase regarding this subject. Rating: 5 / 5 David Loshin is an industry luminary within the fields of Data Quality, Master Data Management (MDM), and Business Intelligence. This book is a comprehensive resource that will prove immensely useful to anyone planning a MDM initiative. Since the book’s release, I have also had the privilege of attending numerous lectures and conference workshops delivered by David Loshin that draw upon the book’s material and effortlessly relate it to the needs of diverse audiences. Bottom-line: this book is an invaluable guide on MDM, and may very well be the only book that you truly NEED to purchase regarding this subject.
Rating: 5 / 5

]]> Comment on Master Data Management by S. Moro http://www.datapsych.com/master-data-management/comment-page-1/#comment-13 S. Moro Wed, 17 Mar 2010 16:00:14 +0000 http://www.datapsych.com/master-data-management/#comment-13 This book was a huge disappointment. It is cheap in quality and poor in content. If you are trying to learn something USEFUL about MDM, look elsewhere. If you have never worked on data management and governance, you might indeed learn some high level concepts, but if you look for something technical, something more specific than catchy phrases like "data is all about the people", then you are wasting your time and money. I was expecting this book to be what Ralph Kimball's works are for data warehousing and multidimensional modeling; instead, at best this could be a "sales pitch" for executives with zero technical background. Besides that, the author might be a genius of MDM (as portrayed in other reviews), but diagrams and examples provided in the book are so "cheap" that they convey the impression that the product was simply put together to make a quick buck. That is of course just my humble opinion, and I don't expect every book to be a piece of art (see Edward Tufte's works), but for $50+ I would expect something more, especially from MK/OMG Press. Rating: 1 / 5 This book was a huge disappointment. It is cheap in quality and poor in content. If you are trying to learn something USEFUL about MDM, look elsewhere. If you have never worked on data management and governance, you might indeed learn some high level concepts, but if you look for something technical, something more specific than catchy phrases like “data is all about the people”, then you are wasting your time and money.
I was expecting this book to be what Ralph Kimball’s works are for data warehousing and multidimensional modeling; instead, at best this could be a “sales pitch” for executives with zero technical background.
Besides that, the author might be a genius of MDM (as portrayed in other reviews), but diagrams and examples provided in the book are so “cheap” that they convey the impression that the product was simply put together to make a quick buck.
That is of course just my humble opinion, and I don’t expect every book to be a piece of art (see Edward Tufte’s works), but for $50+ I would expect something more, especially from MK/OMG Press.

Rating: 1 / 5

]]> Comment on Master Data Management by David Loshin http://www.datapsych.com/master-data-management/comment-page-1/#comment-12 David Loshin Wed, 17 Mar 2010 15:14:32 +0000 http://www.datapsych.com/master-data-management/#comment-12 I am very proud to have put this book together - it is essentially a compendium of best practices and guidance from our corporate experience working with clients on master data management, data quality, data governance, and metadata management projects. My objective for writing the book was to fill a gap in establishing a core set of processesfor successfully planning, implementing, and managing an MDM program, and I hope that you'll find the material engaging and interesting. I have also put together a companion web site ([. . . ]) where I will oversee a community of practice in providing update and new insights associated with Master Data Management, Customer Data Integration, Data Governance, and Data Quality. I look forward to your participation! Rating: 5 / 5 I am very proud to have put this book together – it is essentially a compendium of best practices and guidance from our corporate experience working with clients on master data management, data quality, data governance, and metadata management projects. My objective for writing the book was to fill a gap in establishing a core set of processesfor successfully planning, implementing, and managing an MDM program, and I hope that you’ll find the material engaging and interesting. I have also put together a companion web site ([. . . ]) where I will oversee a community of practice in providing update and new insights associated with Master Data Management, Customer Data Integration, Data Governance, and Data Quality. I look forward to your participation!
Rating: 5 / 5

]]> Comment on Between AMD and Intel pentium processors,which one is the best for data management? by Mr.know_it_all® http://www.datapsych.com/between-amd-and-intel-pentium-processorswhich-one-is-the-best-for-data-management/comment-page-1/#comment-8 Mr.know_it_all® Sat, 13 Mar 2010 00:59:00 +0000 http://www.datapsych.com/between-amd-and-intel-pentium-processorswhich-one-is-the-best-for-data-management/#comment-8 pentium has following variants: (single core) pentium 1 pentium 2 pentium 3 pentium 4 pentium 4 mobile pentium m pentium 4 extreme pentium 4 ht (dual core) pentium d pentium dual core pentium extreme edition all were the top of the line processors of their time but all of them can be outperformed by much lower clocked newer processors from amd and intel (exceptions are sempron and celeron) celerons and semprons are budget range computers from amd and intel respectively. turion is a dual core mobile variant from amd. i think that amd dual core can certainly outperform similar clocked intel core 2 duo or any other intel processor but if you are serious then you must think about quad core processors. in that arena, amd has not yet got its foot but intel has done very well in this arena with its core2 quad and core2 extreme. the reason for me saying this is amd's highest clocked quad core is @2.5 GHz while intel's lowest clocked quad core is core 2 quad @2.4 GHz which has been easily overclocked to 3 GHz running quietly with even the stock fan. pentium has following variants:
(single core)
pentium 1
pentium 2
pentium 3
pentium 4
pentium 4 mobile
pentium m
pentium 4 extreme
pentium 4 ht
(dual core)
pentium d
pentium dual core
pentium extreme edition
all were the top of the line processors of their time but all of them can be outperformed by much lower clocked newer processors from amd and intel (exceptions are sempron and celeron)
celerons and semprons are budget range computers from amd and intel respectively.
turion is a dual core mobile variant from amd.

i think that amd dual core can certainly outperform similar clocked intel core 2 duo or any other intel processor but if you are serious then you must think about quad core processors. in that arena, amd has not yet got its foot but intel has done very well in this arena with its core2 quad and core2 extreme. the reason for me saying this is amd’s highest clocked quad core is @2.5 GHz while intel’s lowest clocked quad core is core 2 quad @2.4 GHz which has been easily overclocked to 3 GHz running quietly with even the stock fan.

]]> Comment on Between AMD and Intel pentium processors,which one is the best for data management? by ABC http://www.datapsych.com/between-amd-and-intel-pentium-processorswhich-one-is-the-best-for-data-management/comment-page-1/#comment-7 ABC Sat, 13 Mar 2010 00:04:27 +0000 http://www.datapsych.com/between-amd-and-intel-pentium-processorswhich-one-is-the-best-for-data-management/#comment-7 I've only owned 2 Intel PCs in my life. Hated them. I've owned a total of 13 PCs now. I've found Sempron manages data a lot better than a Celeron. Both are single core, so if you're a heavy multi-tasker, I would recommend getting a Dual-Core. Such as an AMD Athlon 64x2, Turion 64 x2. If you're more concerned about speed, instead of data management, go for Intel. The processor core's clock faster, but thorough output will be lower than AMD's. Hope this helps. -ABC :) I’ve only owned 2 Intel PCs in my life. Hated them. I’ve owned a total of 13 PCs now. I’ve found Sempron manages data a lot better than a Celeron. Both are single core, so if you’re a heavy multi-tasker, I would recommend getting a Dual-Core. Such as an AMD Athlon 64×2, Turion 64 x2.

If you’re more concerned about speed, instead of data management, go for Intel. The processor core’s clock faster, but thorough output will be lower than AMD’s.

Hope this helps.
-ABC :)

]]> Comment on Between AMD and Intel pentium processors,which one is the best for data management? by JoeShmoe http://www.datapsych.com/between-amd-and-intel-pentium-processorswhich-one-is-the-best-for-data-management/comment-page-1/#comment-6 JoeShmoe Fri, 12 Mar 2010 23:09:51 +0000 http://www.datapsych.com/between-amd-and-intel-pentium-processorswhich-one-is-the-best-for-data-management/#comment-6 Intel is by far the fastest out there with its Core 2 Duo architecture. And btw, Intel is 64 bit too. Intel is by far the fastest out there with its Core 2 Duo architecture. And btw, Intel is 64 bit too.

]]> Comment on Between AMD and Intel pentium processors,which one is the best for data management? by rustcat http://www.datapsych.com/between-amd-and-intel-pentium-processorswhich-one-is-the-best-for-data-management/comment-page-1/#comment-5 rustcat Fri, 12 Mar 2010 22:28:10 +0000 http://www.datapsych.com/between-amd-and-intel-pentium-processorswhich-one-is-the-best-for-data-management/#comment-5 well amd is much better for data processing since most of them are 64 bit AthlonX2/Athlon64/Turion/Sempron order of best chipset well amd is much better for data processing since most of them are 64 bit AthlonX2/Athlon64/Turion/Sempron order of best chipset

]]> Comment on How much does it cost to create a data management system for my company? by Diamond http://www.datapsych.com/how-much-does-it-cost-to-create-a-data-management-system-for-my-company/comment-page-1/#comment-3 Diamond Fri, 26 Feb 2010 15:04:53 +0000 http://www.datapsych.com/how-much-does-it-cost-to-create-a-data-management-system-for-my-company/#comment-3 I would recommend to ask these guys: http://www.quart-soft.com As far as I know their prices are relatively low. I would recommend to ask these guys: http://www.quart-soft.com
As far as I know their prices are relatively low.

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