Gartner’s release of it’s updated 2013 Magic Quadrant (which can be downloaded here) has spawned a number of commentaries.

This year, for the first time, Gartner has recognised that vendors with a core data quality focus are able to provide much more than just technology to assist their clients.

Data quality requires a blend of technology and data quality approach in order to ensure that clients achieve their goals.

Loraine Lawson asks eight important questions pertaining to data quality platform choice.

Lorraine’s questions go beyond the standard features checklists common to most data quality RFP’s and dig into the deeper implementation and total cost implications that differentiate the enterprise players from the pack.

In a similar vein, this short video discusses three soft factors to consider when selecting a data quality solution.

Selecting a vendor for data quality is difficult,

Get satisfactory answers to these 11 questions to ensure that you aren’t disappointed by your choice