Exhibitors and Sponsors

As a market leader in enterprise application software, we help companies of all sizes and industries run better. From back office to boardroom, warehouse to storefront, desktop to mobile device – SAP empowers people and organizations to work together more efficiently and use business insight more effectively to stay ahead of the competition. SAP applications and services enable more than 253,500 customers to operate profitably, adapt continuously, and grow sustainably. Our solutions for enterprise information management (EIM) help you govern, manage, and analyze all your data from a variety of sources, providing more complete and accurate information to help streamline business processes, improve analysis, and comply with governance policies. To learn more, visit http://www.sap.com/eim.

SAS understands that data drives everything. We want to help you make sure it’s right. SAS® Data Management is based on data quality. It’s built on a unified platform and designed with IT and business collaboration in mind. When it comes to master data management, data integration, data quality and data governance, SAS can help you transform big data into big opportunities. Learn more and discover our free white papers, webinars and videos.

Adaptive has been in the market for more than a decade providing comprehensive, extensible, scalable metadata repository products and services. These support a range of data management initiatives including data governance and stewardship, business glossary, model management, enterprise architecture and improving the quality of business intelligence solutions. Adaptive leverages industry standards to integrate the broadest set of metadata sources, and its powerful query and viewing capabilities provide quick and visual understanding of technology- and vendor-independent data lineage and impacts of change. Our customers benefit from increased common understanding between business and IT, confidence in business information, along with improved productivity.

Aim Smart is an easy-to-use Microsoft Excel Add-In that enables business users to perform data quality functions, including:

• Smart Match - Easily match Excel data to another Excel sheet, text file, or database.
• Smart Dedupe - Quickly identify duplicates in a source.
• Smart Standardize - Enhance customer data to provide consistency in formatting. Great for diacritic removal.
• Smart Identify - Identify problems in a data source via thorough analysis.
• Smart Zap - Remove gremlin characters including control characters and foreign language characters that cause headaches.
• Smart NPI - Determine the National Provider ID (NPI#) for a person.
• Smart Parse - Break a data element into its parts.
• Smart Genderize - Guess gender based on first name.
• Smart Check - Crosscheck individuals against government exclusion lists to find matches.

Collibra is a business focussed Data Governance software company. We provide the Data Steward organization with a technology platform that enables their activities.  The Data Governance Center comprises a suite of three integrated products: the ‘Business Semantics Glossary’, the ‘Reference Data Accelerator’ and the ‘Data Stewardship Manager’. We support key Data Governance requirements like Business Glossary, Data Directory, Reference Data Management, Policy Management, Data Quality issue management and dash boarding.

Collibra is a Gartner Cool vendor.

Compact Solutions solves some of the toughest data management challenges

MetaDex™ provides rich end-to-end data lineage to allow companies to instantly know all modifications data goes through before showing up on a critical business report. This capability is indispensable for robust data governance supporting internal or external compliance requirements. Many of the world's leading companies in Insurance, Investment Banking, Retail, and Healthcare trust MetaDex to not only enhance information governance and compliance, but also to reduce development time by improving impact analysis.

TestDrive™ is specially designed for testing data integration applications. TestDrive automates all major testing functions increasing quality while reducing cost. TestDrive supports all phases of testing life cycle of data centric applications and works with DataStage, Informatica and Ab Initio.
Please visit http://www.compactbi.com/pages/solutions/ to learn more.

Data3Sixty’s Data Collaboration Suite™ introduces a new platform to empower the business through “Active Data Governance”™.

Our unique approach is grounded in years’ of experience in the financial services industry owning the data challenges while servicing the business information needs. The result of which is a product that is as equally powerful providing governance as it is simple to use. In Data3Sixty, your business can get a full 360° view and understanding of their data while also efficiently linking and collaborating with the responsible people and experts around it. The end result is an informed workforce which is able to make radically better business decisions.

As a nationally recognized Business Intelligence and Information Management consulting firm, Decision First Technologies (DFT) delivers technical best practices and methodologies focused on user experience and adoption. The company is at the forefront of data integration, quality and governance. DFT helps companies define business standards, plan strategies and integrate data across the enterprise ensuring accurate, reliable and easy to understand information. In addition to Enterprise Information Management, the company also provides solutions for Analytics, Data Warehousing and Big Data. DFT’s recognized thought leaders share their expertise through speaking events, industry publications and authoring books such as the SAP Press best seller, Implementing SAP HANA. 

Diaku is an Information Governance software and professional services company. Diaku has a unique take on Data Governance with a focus on collaboratively building a shared understanding of data within its business context. Diaku has the methodology, expertise and software for its clients to unlock value fast and work towards lifting the data burden once and for all. Diaku is proud to be named a Gartner Cool Vendor in Information Governance and MDM in 2015.

Innovative Systems, Inc. (ISI) is a global leader in delivering enterprise customer data management solutions to organizations whose success depends on a complete and accurate understanding of their customers. ISI provides high-performance technology solutions and expertise for MDM, Data Quality, Data Profiling, Data Governance, Address Validation/Geocoding, and Anti-Money Laundering Compliance, as well as specific‐purpose business support applications to reduce credit losses, identify better prospects, improve customer service, better align service channels to customer value and better execute marketing and business intelligence projects.

MetaGovernance is focused on one thing and one thing alone – delivering confidence in information assets through delivery of an effective information governance framework comprised of leading edge software and integration services. We know Information Governance and we know how to exceed. MetaGovernance is very clear about our vision, mission and our omission statements. MetaGovernance’s vision is to be the leading purveyor of technology-enabled enterprise information risk management solutions that result in improvements in the quality of an organisation’s information assets for business operations and financial disclosure.

Prolifics, an IBM Premier Business Partner, creates competitive advantage for organizations around the world by implementing customized, end-to-end IT solutions that achieve business success. With the acquisition of Stream Integration in 2015, Prolifics has become a leading provider of solutions across the entire Data spectrum, including Data Integration, Governance, Master Data Management and Big Data. We are proud to serve forward-thinking enterprises that rely on our breadth of knowledge, skilled consultants, proven experience and technology accelerators to implement their IT vision. It’s this level of commitment that has earned our team numerous industry awards over our 35-year history.

TopQuadrant’s standards-based solutions enable organizations to evolve their information infrastructure into a semantic ecosystem, the foundation for intelligent business capabilities and integrated big data. As a result, data can be organized, shared and exchanged regardless of its structure, origin or location. TopBraid Enterprise Vocabulary Net™ supports collaborative management of enterprise metadata, models, business glossaries and taxonomies used in search, content navigation and data integration. TopBraid Reference Data Manager™ supports the governance and provisioning of reference data, including the enrichment of reference datasets (code lists) with comprehensive metadata. TopBraid Insight™ is a semantic virtual data warehouse that enables federated querying of data across diverse data sources as if they were in one place. TopQuadrant customers include many government agencies and Fortune 1000 companies in numerous industries including pharmaceutical, financial services, energy and digital media.

BackOffice Associates, a worldwide leader in information governance and data migration solutions, focuses on helping customers manage their most critical asset – data. The range of products, built on a revolutionary platform, address the needs of business users seeking to unlock the value of their data assets. BackOffice Associates' products and services enable organizations to accelerate growth, gain actionable visibility and reduce risks. Founded in 1996, BackOffice Associates has an unparalleled track record of success in the most complex data environments across a variety of industries.

CMMI® Institute is the home of Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI)®, a process improvement framework that guides organizations in high-performance operations. The Institute is working to build upon CMMI’s success, advance the state of the practice, accelerate the adoption of best practices, and provide new and evolved solutions to meet the emerging needs of small and large organizations in a variety of industries.  Continuing in this tradition, the Institute has launched the Data Management Maturity (DMM)SM model, to support organizations seeking to strengthen their data management practices.  Learn more at CMMIInstitute.com.

Datasource Consulting is passionate about data. We are a consulting company that focuses exclusively on enterprise data management, including both strategic and implementation services. We are experts in data architecture, data integration, data quality, data governance, MDM, reporting & analytics, and program management.

Datasource Consulting not only remains close to the latest technology and industry trends, but we also help move the needle with thought leadership. We know how to make your project successful.

Manta Tools is the only solution that tells you what is really happening inside your BI environment. Manta Tools optimizes enterprise data flow, reveals data lineage and helps to perform impact analyses. And, what if an organization has multiple different systems installed (Teradata, Informatica, Oracle or IBM Cognos)? No problem at all. It helps data architects and developers to ensure security and assess the quality of your system. Manta actively prevents system failures and bad judgment calls based on wrong information.

Sandhill Consultants is an organization providing industry acclaimed Standards Based, Model Driven Enterprise Architecture and Design solutions, products, services, and training to business organizations around the world. Sandhill Consultants combines its deep technical product knowledge with unrivalled enterprise modeling expertise and an unmatched reputation as a trusted partner and advisor. Sandhill offers the accumulated knowledge, analytical insight, and enterprise architecture experience that enables businesses to effectively manage and govern enterprise information design cost and performance..

Come see what’s new with CA ERwin® Modeling r9.6, featuring our new CA ERwin® Web Portal Data Governance Edition. Learn how CA ERwin acts as a management hub, enabling business and technical stake-holders to collaboratively analyze, create, publish and propagate authorized data definitions, business rules, and data structures for reuse across your organization – placing CA ERwin at the Center of Data Management. As a bonus, learn how Sandhill Consultants is helping their customers build a successful Data Governance strategy.

DAMA, the Data Management Association International is a not-for-profit, vendor independent association of technical and business professionals dedicated to advancing the concepts and practices of information and data management. The primary purpose of DAMA International is to promote the understanding, development, and practice of managing data and information to support business strategies. DAMA International has chapters and members throughout the world.

Data Blueprint is a Data Management consulting firm that enables organizations to leverage data for operational efficiency and competitive advantage. The company conducts engagements with a wide array of commercial, non-profit and government organizations to improve internal capabilities & processes, design and implement data platforms, and optimize data handling. The company’s unique approach begins with business goals or objectives, identifies the data required to achieve those goals, then designs and applies a comprehensive data solution utilizing its core competencies in both foundational and technical data management practices. Learn more at www.datablueprint.com - See more at: http://edw2015.dataversity.net/sponsors.cfm#sthash.vFeMKuuq.dpuf

The Data Governance Professionals Organization (DGPO) is an international non-profit, vendor neutral, association of business, IT and data professionals dedicated to advancing the discipline of data governance.

The DGPO provides a forum that fosters discussion and networking for members and seeks to encourage, develop and advance the skills of members working in the data governance discipline.

The Enterprise Data Management Council (EDM Council) is a neutral business forum founded by the financial industry to elevate the practice of data management as mandate for efficient business operations. The Council was established in 2005 as a 501(c)(6) non-profit trade association to create and implement standards for effective data management; to develop best practice recommendations for EDM implementation; to conduct data management-related research; and to provide a network for all segments of the data management industry to use for the development of business relationships.

The prime directive of the Council is to ensure that all consumers have trust and confidence that the data they rely on for decision-making, analysis, trading, clearing, settlement, modeling, business development, valuation, risk assessment, compliance, etc. is precisely what they expect it to be (i.e. fit-for-purpose) without the need for manual reconciliation or multiple data transformations. The Council is a mutual organization of members and governed by an elected Board of Directors.

First San Francisco Partners (FSFP) is a unique consulting firm that specializes in the definition and implementation of enterprise information management and big data strategies. FSFP helps organizations better govern, manage, integrate and share their critical information assets to ensure companies can maximize profits, reduce risks, increase operational efficiency and reduce operating expenses.

The Insurance Data Management Association, Inc. (IDMA) is an independent, non-profit professional association that provides education seminars and forums, one-day classes, and a formal certification curriculum for individuals who want to further their career with training in Insurance Data Management ­ including Insurance Statistical Data, Financial Data, Data Administration and Warehousing, Systems and Project Management, Data Processing and Data Quality.

Reference Data Digest is a monthly newsletter that provides data managers with updates on changes to commonly held reference data tables (code tables).  This means that data managers have a single source for information about reference data changes.  Additionally, important announcements from reference data standards bodies are summarized, and expert commentary on the reference data space is provided by Malcolm Chisholm.  More information is available at www.referencedatadigest.com.

The Data Administration Newsletter is an electronic newsletter that focuses on the exchange of ideas between individuals related to data administration. Every article focuses on tips, techniques, and strategies on how to manage corporate data as a valued asset.