SQL Server 2008 R2 Master Data Services Master Data Management announced

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SQL2008 R2 (former Kilimanjaro) AND SQL Server 2008 R2 Master Data Services (Master Data Management) was announced on TechEd yesterday.

In June 2007, Microsoft announced the acquisition of Stratature, a privately held company based in Alpharetta, Georgia, and a leading provider of master data management (MDM) software. This was the first step in Microsoft establishing a presence in the master data management space, and will accelerate Microsoft’s delivery of technology in the MDM market. The Microsoft MDM product codename is “Bulldog”. Bulldog includes Microsoft process and standards applied to the Stratature code base as well as several important new capabilities. Microsoft customers want a solution that leverages their technology investment, integrates with their software assets, is easy to install and maintain, and provides a low total cost of ownership. Bulldog will meet these requirements while building on a long-term vision for master data management at Microsoft.

On initial scoping, it was determined that 'Bulldog' would ship as part of Microsoft Office SharePoint in the O14 wave.  At TechEd 2009, we announced a change in packaging for the new MDM capabilities. Project 'Bulldog' will now ship as part of the next release of SQL Server codenamed ‘Kilimanjaro’ as 'SQL Server Master Data Services.'

This means that in addition to new capabilities such as Self Service BI and multi-server management, SQL Server ‘Kilimanjaro’ will also provide customers with a rich platform for MDM through SQL Server Master Data Services. Customers who have purchased Software Assurance (SA) should view this as net new value and innovation that they will have access to as a result of their investments in SA.

more on MDM https://www.microsoft.com/sqlserver/2008/en/us/mds.aspx and the MDM blog https://sqlblog.com/blogs/knightreign/

in addition you can find more information on SQL Server 2008 R2 (Codename: Kilimanjaro) on https://www.microsoft.com/sqlserver/2008/en/us/r2.aspx

Bernd