In today's world of huge data volumes and multiple, disparate data sources, business users often are challenged to harness and make sense out of chaos. As organizations grow both organically and through mergers and acquisition, these problems keep mounting. Exponential growth in data is common, causing CIOs to question how best to utilize often strained and limited resources.

At the core of every data initiative is the requirement for clean, trusted information. Data quality serves as the foundation for business intelligence (BI), enterprise resource planning (ERP), and customer relationship management (CRM) projects.

This white paper introduces SAP® BusinessObjects™ Data Services software for the enterprise information management market. With SAP BusinessObjects Data Services:

• Your data integration and data-quality processes become one.
• You have one solution for data management services.
• You can further extend your organization's enterprise-class capabilities as a customer using SAP BusinessObjects Data Quality Management software.