I would rate this solution 8 out of 10.

Customers are using agile mode for software development. Agile mode allows vendors, customers, and all the stakeholders to be in the same platform and interactive with each other. The client is likely to participate more in the development process because they want to understand each and every functionality from the product perspective. Tools like Reltio or Informatica MDM are easier for customers to understand. The product needs to be more interactive and it should be understandable for a layman also.

You need to keep on learning and not limit yourself. I rate the product an eight out of ten. 

The advice I might give to someone looking into this as a data management solution is that if you are the right size organization, use it. If you have got large volumes of data, need high IOPS (Input/Output Operations Per Second), and have the money to invest in it as a solution, then it is definitely the right tool. If you are a small company, it is more likely overkill. That is not meant to say that it is expensive for what it is, but it is a costly tool. If you have got the right scale of operation, it will play out as value for money. If you are a small scale operation trying to use it, it may not be valuable for your level of usage.  

On a scale from one to ten where one is the worst and ten is the best, I would rate InfoSphere MDM overall as a product at an eight-out-of-ten. It is not closer to a ten because it really is not a one-size-fits-all solution. It is clearly for larger-scale organizations, so it is not a general fit for all users.  

It is one of the best MDM solutions available on market. It is a good solution and there is pretty good product support from IBM, so I strongly recommend it.

Currently, we are focused on the on-premises version of the solution.

I would rate the solution seven out of ten.

1. Read
2. Try
3. Ask
4. Repeat

Do not rush, plan it properly, and ensure you have enough time to correct any mistakes. It's not a perfect product, but the vendor we chose is reliable and dependable.

MDM is quite a niche market, the vendor also doesn’t have a skilled team, and they have to assemble multiple skills (database, data management, WebSphere, hardware, etc.) to install it.

Make sure to understand how MDM fits into the overall application landscape. Also, cross check the use of MDM against existing processes.