AI engineering glossary · Data engineering
What is MDM (master data management)?
Master data management (also called MDM): Practices and tools for creating a single, trusted record of core business entities, such as customers or products, by reconciling versions held in different systems and sharing the result. It resolves conflicting identifiers and attributes.
Master data management: an example
Three systems hold slightly different records for the same customer; a matching process merges them into one golden record.
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Where you learn it
Master data management is part of the AI Engineering Program, which teaches it with notes, a hands-on lab and an exam. The first lesson is free.