In this chapter, we will provide an overview of SQL Server 2008 R2 Master Data Services (MDS), outlining the main features of the product as well as covering the architecture. In addition to covering the architecture, the purpose of this chapter is to get the reader comfortable with navigating around the main MDS interface, namely Master Data Manager , before we launch into the detailed modeling topics in further chapters.
In this chapter, we will cover the following:
Master Data Services overview
Master Data Services architecture
Master Data Manager