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Rob Karel

Rob Karel
Principal Analyst

Research Coverage

Data Integration, Data Integration, Data Quality, Data Quality, Enterprise Information Integration, Enterprise Information Integration, Extract Transform & Load, Extract Transform & Load, Information & Knowledge Management, Information & Knowledge Management, Information Governance, Information Governance, Integration Technologies, Integration Technologies, Master Data Management, Master Data Management, Master Data Management Strategy, Master Data Management Strategy, Metadata Management, Metadata Management

Research Focus

Rob serves Business Process & Applications professionals. He is a leading expert in how companies manage data and integrate information across the enterprise. His current research focus includes master data management, data quality management, metadata management, data governance, and data integration technologies, including ETL and EII.

Previous Work Experience

Rob has more than 14 years of data management experience, working in both business and IT roles to develop solutions that provide better quality, confidence in, and usability of critical enterprise data. Prior to joining Forrester, he managed Intuit's enterprise data quality initiatives and supported the implementation of Intuit's customer master reference system. Prior to Intuit, Rob managed the design and development of customer master and attribute management solutions for Cisco Systems. Earlier, Rob was research manager for the global mergers and acquisitions product group at Thomson Financial Securities Data (now Thomson Financial Investment Banking).

Education

Rob holds a B.S. in finance from Ithaca College.

Latest Research

Planned Research

Warning: Don’t Assume Your Business Processes Are Using Trusted Data August 2009
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Skills And Training Required To Develop Your Information-Oriented Business Analysts October 2009
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Trends 2009: Master Data Management September 2009
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Enterprise ETL Market Update November 2009
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Rob Karel serves Business Process & Applications, Information & Knowledge Management professionals.
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Upcoming Appearances
Rob Karel will be speaking at the following upcoming events:
  • MDM Summit Americas 2009
    Keynote Speech: Master Data Management in 2009
    August 26, 2009, 09:00AM
    Hyatt Regency,San Francisco, CA,US
Recent Media Citations
Intelligent Enterprise, "Informatica Acquisition Boosts One-Stop Data Management," June 1, 2009
Information Management, "Pfizer's Prescription for Data," April 2009
SearchSAP, "Successful MDM Starts With Finding Broken Processes, Not Technology," February 24, 2009
Computing (UK), "The Case For Master Data Management," January 8, 2009