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/0 Comments/in Special Reports /by Allan Krans, Practice Manager and Principal AnalystThe Customer Data Management landscape Informatica continues to thrive in its position as an agnostic third-party data management vendor that supports enterprises’ applications and data initiative. This approach has served Informatica well, as tailored solutions such as Customer 360 have complemented and supported leading front-office applications like Salesforce with customer data management. As front-office application […]
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