Rob KarelPrincipal Analyst
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
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.
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).
Rob holds a B.S. in finance from Ithaca College.
Inquiry Spotlight: Master Data Management, Q1 2009 March 23, 2009 BookmarkPDF
Data And Content Classification: Your Trusted Information Backbone January 14, 2009 (Rating: 10) BookmarkPDF
The ROI Of Master Data Management October 29, 2008 (Rating: 10) BookmarkPDF
It's Time To Invest In Upstream Data Quality October 02, 2008 (Rating: 8) BookmarkPDF
A Truism For Trusted Data: Think Big, Start Small July 28, 2008 (Rating: 8) BookmarkPDF
Warning: Dont Assume Your Business Processes Are Using Trusted Data August 2009 Receive an alert when this document is published: email RSS
Skills And Training Required To Develop Your Information-Oriented Business Analysts October 2009 Receive an alert when this document is published: email RSS
Trends 2009: Master Data Management September 2009 Receive an alert when this document is published: email RSS
Enterprise ETL Market Update November 2009 Receive an alert when this document is published: email RSS
