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Updated 13th October 2025
What is IBM Initiate Master Data Service?
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Contractor
1B - 3B USD, Healthcare and BiotechFAVORABLE
“Operationally strong but will require customization”
The product is good but a bit cumbersom to configure. Some functions that would seem to be out of the box need to be custom designed.
transformation director
30B + USD, BankingCRITICAL
“Vendor expertise and guidance”
expected more benefits from their experience
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IBM is a well-established entity focused on technology and development. The primary mission revolves around fostering technological growth and enhancing infrastructure, achieved through focused developments and consulting services. By encouraging inventiveness and innovation, it is geared towards facilitating the transition of theoretical ideas into practical realities, thus improving global functionalities. IBM brings about transformation by creating advanced solutions that reshape and redefine the world.
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Company type
Public
Year Founded
1911
Head office location
Armonk, New York, United States
Number of employees
10001+
Annual Revenue
30B+ USD
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- transformation director10B+ USDBankingReview Source
Vendor expertise and guidance
expected more benefits from their experience - Contractor1B-10B USDHealthcare and BiotechReview Source
Operationally strong but will require customization
The product is good but a bit cumbersom to configure. Some functions that would seem to be out of the box need to be custom designed. - Enterprise Architect10B+ USDIT ServicesReview Source
MDM is hard, get buy in from your business first. Align people and process first
MDM is hard to implement. IBM Initiate Registry style MDM was even harder to implement, not from the techynology perspective only but mostly from process and people perspective. IBM consultant with previous experience from similar customer background help a lot to boost business leadership's confidence and get a buy in from people and process perspective - Customer MDM Product Owner<50M USDHardware
IBM's MDM product continues to improve. Early versions were less capable.
IBM's product at the time was lagging behind our first choice but other relationships drove the strategic decision to choose IBM. We were one of the first implementations for their Initiate product; this has evolved overtime to be their current offering. - Manager, Enterprise Data Mgmt10B+ USDRetail
Implementing MDM solution is only part of the battle in establishing quality data and information governance... even if the vendor makes it sound otherwise.
Implementation took much longer than expected... many bumps along the road.
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