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Post-Merger Customer Deduplication for Two Customer Databases Without Losing Data Integrity
Last Updated on July 3, 2026 When two companies merge, their customer databases merge in name only. The same customer often exists under different
Data Deduplication API vs Batch Deduplication: When to Use Each
Last Updated on June 30, 2026 The right choice between a deduplication API and batch deduplication comes down to when deduplication needs to happen.
Best Financial Data Quality Software: Features, Pricing, and Use Cases (2026)
Last Updated on June 2, 2026 In 2025, over a quarter of organizations reported losing more than $5 million annually from poor data quality,
How to Build a Financial Data Quality Management Program (2026 Guide)
Last Updated on May 25, 2026 Financial data quality management is the set of processes, ownership structures, and controls that finance and IT teams
Master Data Cleansing: How to Get Results in Weeks, Not Months After Implementation
Last Updated on May 15, 2026 A few years ago, McKinsey’s Global Data Transformation Survey found that organizations spend an average of 30% of
SAP Data Migration Best Practices: The Data Quality Steps Most Teams Skip
Last Updated on May 11, 2026 The technology in a SAP S/4HANA migration rarely causes the program to fail. The data does. This is
8 Best Data Matching Software in 2026
Last Updated on July 3, 2026 Data matching software identifies and links records that represent the same real-world entity across one or more datasets,
Best Entity Resolution Software for Data Quality, Matching, and Deduplication (2026)
Last Updated on June 19, 2026 At some point, most data teams discover the uncomfortable truth that their data isn’t describing reality anymore. A
ERP Data Quality: Why It Matters, Common Issues, and How to Improve It
Last Updated on April 23, 2026 According to Gartner, poor data quality costs the average enterprise $12.9 million per year. In an ERP environment,
SAP Is Acquiring Reltio. Here Is What Reltio Customers Need to Know.
Last Updated on April 24, 2026 On March 27, 2026, SAP said it would acquire Reltio, a leading enterprise master data management platform. The deal should
EMPI vs Entity Resolution: What Healthcare IT Teams Need to Know
Last Updated on March 3, 2026 The average healthcare organization carries 8% to 12% duplicate patient records, and in large health systems, that number often rises to 15%
Dedupe Software Tools for Multi-Source Data Integration
Last Updated on February 27, 2026 Dedupe software identifies and removes duplicate records from databases, CRMs, and other data systems so organizations maintain a
What Is Data Matching and Why Does It Matter?
Last Updated on February 27, 2026 Written by Data Ladder’s data quality team, drawing on 15+ years of experience helping enterprises match and deduplicate
Best Data Preparation Tools for 2026 (Reviewed & Compared)
Last Updated on March 13, 2026 Best Data Preparation Tools for 2026 From messy records to analysis-ready datasets. Compare the tools that clean, structure,
Informatica PowerCenter End of Life (2026): What It Means & Your Migration Options
Last Updated on June 24, 2026 Informatica PowerCenter has powered enterprise data integration for decades. But with its end of standard support set for
Better Reporting & Analytics Through Higher Data Quality
Last Updated on February 6, 2026 In 2022, Unity disclosed a $110 million financial loss after its ad targeting tool ingested flawed data. That
Source-to-Target Mapping Best Practices for Accurate, Scalable Data Pipelines
Last Updated on April 23, 2026 Source- to-target mapping usually gets attention for about five minutes, right before a pipeline goes live. After that,
Managing Nicknames, Abbreviations & Name Variants in Enterprise Entity Matching
Last Updated on January 26, 2026 A name might feel like the simplest identifier, but in enterprise datasets, it rarely is. In the US
Linking Similar Records with Incomplete Data: Proven Approaches for High-Accuracy Entity Matching
Last Updated on January 13, 2026 If record linkage were as simple as matching names and emails, organizations wouldn’t be sitting on mountains of
How Inaccurate Data Impacts Your Bottom Line
Last Updated on January 2, 2026 Most data problems don’t show up as dramatic failures. They appear as small problems or hide in plain