Data solutions manage what we generally call database records, application objects, and meta-data content. This includes Master Data Management (MDM) tools and the complete Business Intelligence, Data Warehousing (BIDW) technology stack: Entity Relationship Diagram (ERD) editors; Extract, Transform, Load (ETL) tools; Enterprise Application Integration (EAI) tools; data warehouses; data marts; business intelligence and reporting tools.
Operational BI
Sources: Tables, columns, relationships, views, table meta-data, schema (e.g. star, snowflake), RDBMS objects (e.g. triggers, stored procedures), ETL rules & configuration, BI meta-data (e.g. schema, maps, alerts, events, pivots), reports, version history
Possible actions include general triggers and DB alerts for record updates (e.g. managing “golden master” records), schema and other meta-data updates, report and dashboard updates, and propagation events.
Application Integration
Sources: Application objects, events, data, meta-data
Actions focus on the mechanics of the integration process, such as events that keep data in sync across applications (e.g. CRM and ERP), or triggering steps in a workflow abstracted across several different systems (e.g. digital service onboarding).
Master Data Management (MDM)
Sources: MDM repositories, meta-repositories, data governance rules, update events
Actions focus on the mechanics of the management process and governance, such as triggers that propagate change, notifications for change and infraction, and policy reminders.