In order to unify data over a network of databases, applications and legacy systems, companies requires the creation of data maps that link common pieces of information across the landscape. These maps are also known as

• Reference Data
• Master Data
• Dimensional Data
• Data Mapping Tables
• Cross Reference Tables

For example, if a company wants to integrate their customer data across the enterprise, they must first create a list of all of their customers across the enterprise. This list is called the Customer Reference Data Table. Creating the Customer Reference Data Table can be difficult, if not impossible, because the data is distributed across the enterprise in

• Different systems
• Different databases
• Different applications
• Different documents
• Different spreadsheets
• In varying formats
• In varying schemas
• In varying languages
• With unreliable quality
• That is continuously changing

Global IDs brings deep expertise to the problem of enterprise reference data integration, and provides software and services solutions to help create a "golden" copy of reference data across the enterprise, and keep the reference data "in sync" with the ever changing data landscape.

In contrast, to traditional approaches towards reference data integration, we can create your enterprise reference data environment quickly, without significant investments in time, money or people.

We are unique in this respect because

1. Our solutions do not necessarily require any change in a company's data environment. Our software can scan the data environment, and automatically identify, retrieve and integrate the reference data.
   
   
2. Once created, our software can continuously monitor the changes in the data environment, and keep the reference data synchronized with the underlying databases.
   
   
3. Our solutions require minimal manual intervention (for example, in situations where low data quality prevents automatic integration)
   

Our solutions can be applied to any type of reference data, across any type of industry. The list below provides some representative areas.

Reference Data Integration is also relevant to integration projects involving

Find out more our ID Integrator Product, to automate integrate reference data across the enterprise.