We performed a comparison between IBM Master Data Management on Cloud and Microsoft MDS based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Informatica, TIBCO, Reltio and others in Cloud Master Data Management (MDM) Solutions."IBM Master Data Management on Cloud has been valuable because it has helped in the consolidation of services and lots of the cost of administering and centralizing all the management and automation. Additionally, new features are frequently added."
"It has a very good feature called Excel plug-in. You just have to install the plug-in, and then it directly connects to the MDS instance where you can maintain and manage your data and publish it right through Excel. You don't need to go to the front end to make any changes. It has easy integration with SQL Server, and you can use SSIS to do the ETLs. It is a part of the Microsoft stack. It works with most of the Microsoft stuff."
"What I like about Microsoft, is that it has a huge database with many users."
"The tool is easy to use."
"It is very easy to deploy and provision a machine."
"The ease of use is valuable."
"The most valuable feature is the administration console."
"Unlike specialized tools, MDS is adaptable for various industries, making it a versatile choice for master data management."
"It's very easy to use."
"The solution is continually being improved by adding features. They should continue to improve the solution in the future."
"I do not like using Silverlight and Internet Explorer. The new 2019 version gets rid of that, which is one of the reasons why we are looking to switch."
"It would be a better option to have an on-cloud version."
"The only drawback is that it does not have the matching, merging, and all true MDM components. For these, you have to use another competent called Data Quality Services (DQS). You need to plug it in and use it along with MDS for true MDM. Both of these are integrated together, but you have to do them separately, whereas, in Profisee, there are a couple of screens where you can configure the matching process, create matching rules, and other things, and everything is in one product, which is not the case with MDS. In order to implement a true MDM, you need MDS, DQS, and SSIS. You have to use MDS to store your golden records, DQS to configure and standardize all your rules and matching percentages, and SSIS to load the data to DQS and MDS. At the same time, you also need Melissa Data to clean up your addresses to validate and standardize the addresses. That's the main component of true MDM. It would be good if they can create a true matching component inside MDS and merge MDS and DQS."
"Stability can be fragile at times. If you are not attentive or make a mistake, it can cause problems."
"Microsoft MDS isn't getting strong support because Microsoft is focusing more on cloud solutions."
"There are occasions when the solution maintains SD and we get duplications of MDS."
"The solution could be better integrated into Microsoft's other products."
"Microsoft MDS' language should be simple so everyone can use it easily."
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IBM Master Data Management on Cloud is ranked 13th in Cloud Master Data Management (MDM) Solutions while Microsoft MDS is ranked 2nd in Master Data Management (MDM) Software with 18 reviews. IBM Master Data Management on Cloud is rated 0.0, while Microsoft MDS is rated 7.6. The top reviewer of IBM Master Data Management on Cloud writes "Effective service consolidation, new features frequent added, and beneficial centralized management". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Microsoft MDS writes "Useful Excel plug-in, good scalability, and good integration with SQL Server and other Microsoft products". IBM Master Data Management on Cloud is most compared with IBM InfoSphere MDM, Informatica MDM and SAS MDM, whereas Microsoft MDS is most compared with Informatica MDM, Profisee, SAP Master Data Governance, Reltio Cloud and TIBCO EBX.
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