Sentinel Master Data Management Platform

The 4 Gartner Styles of MDM

1. Consolidation: Is the collation of matched master data records from multiple sources into a single data hub to support centralised reporting and analysis. The centralised dataset is regarded as the most complete version of the truth available and is referred to as the Golden Record.
   
   This style is based on after-the-event data exchange; the stored master data is not updated in real-time.
   
   No attempt is made to cleanse original source data and there is no distribution of information from the Golden Record.
   
   
2. Registry: Is the creation of a central index through matching of data records from multiple sources. A centralised master ID is created, with links to the source records it is made of from.
   
   Only the fields used to match records together are stored on the central dataset, there is no full Golden Record. Any Single View of information is created dynamically via reporting utilities.
   
   This model is based on after-the-event data exchange; the stored master data is not updated in real-time.
   
   No attempt is made to cleanse original source data.
   
   
3. Coexistence: Is the extension of Consolidation. The Golden Record is distributed to share the most trusted information with source systems. As with Consolidation, this style is limited to Master Data only.
   
   This style is based on after-the-event data exchange; the stored master data is not updated in real-time.
4. Transaction/Centralised: Takes the Coexistence style to its full extent. Data flows from source system to a central Hub in real time (or near real time) to create golden records. The scope of data can include transactional information as well as master data. The data flow is two directional and the most trusted information held in the Golden Records, is distributed back to one or more source systems.

How our Master Data Management platform works

Sentinel’s MDM system integrates datasets from any source to create the most trusted single view possible.

Fully configurable, it validates, automatically cleanses and rationalises the information it receives to present a continually up-to-date and accurate master version, producing exception lists for data in need of review.

It works even when faced with highly complex data and quality issues such as abbreviations, mis-keyed values and deliberate attempts to disguise identities.

Data Discovery

Data discovery is often the larger effort and cost focus associated with implementing MDM.  Save time and money with plug and play, codeless integration with the systems and services that run your businesses.

Discover - Quickly load data from existing systems, including a variety of applications, databases, CSV, XML, API’s, web services, Json and more.

Publish - Notify applications and integration processes as data changes, allowing users and customer to subscribe to data as it evolves

Share - Make data available for other applications and analytics and reporting platforms such as Power Bi, and Azure Purview

Data Quality

Business and validation rules unlock the ability to proactively identify, highlight and correct data quality issues before they become a problem.

Validate - Define data quality rules that can identify existing invalid data and prevent new data quality issues from being created.

Cleanse - Easily integrate with third-party data services to standardise  common data such as Businesses, Addresses, Names, Email Addresses, and Phone Numbers.

Standardise - Define rules to automatically perform data calculations and assignments. Leverage in-built data services to enrich the information you already have.

Beyond Master Data Management: What accurate MDM achieves

Roll up: Define hierarchical relationships in your data so that data stewards can view and manage those relationships with hierarchical visualisations.

Navigate: Traverse and manage relationships within and across master and reference data domains.

Relate: Define and manage different types of relationships in your data so they can be managed by data stewards.

Logical groups: Build groups from data such as family units, gangs, or associations.

Scoring and Profiling: achieve an integrated data set to provide valuable insights around risk, opportunity, and trends

Data Sharing: manage a controlled and secure data sharing process and enable online data connection channels.

Matching: address verification, business rules, task generation, notifications and more complex business processes can easily be automated with workflows.

Sentinel workflows: Design via a drag-and-drop user experience that can support complex business process requirements.

Implement: Capture cross-functional business processes as a sequence of actions that can be performed sequentially or in parallel, orchestrating complex and composite data management activities.

Enforce: Ensure business processes are executed in the right order, on-time, and monitor them to ensure service level agreements are met.

Notify: Assign responsibilities, and ensure they are notified and are aware of their roles and responsibilities.

Real-time services: Real-time MDM is always up to date – crucial for effective matching and fraud prevention.

Better Strategy: Part of broader efficiencies and operational gains during transformation projects, mergers, and acquisitions.

Benefits of using our Sentinel Platform

• Improve insight, decision making and efficiency with all your organisation’s most critical data up to date in one shared location

• Implement business processes as tasks that can be performed sequentially or in parallel, orchestrating complex and composite data management activities

• Eliminate information silos and increase collaboration

• Explore digital innovations, from e-commerce initiatives to personalisation

• Drive new initiatives and competitive advantage

• Reduce risk and comply to regulatory compliance with ease

• Ensure business processes are executed in the right order, on-time, and monitored to guarantee service level agreements are met

• Notify - Assign responsibilities, and ensure they are notified and are aware of their roles and responsibilities

• Build multi domain MDM for products, assets and customers

• Replace document and email-driven stewardship processes