A new Master Data Services book is now available on amazon.com. Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 Master Data Services;  by Tyler Graham and Suzanne Selhorn;  ISBN 007175623X   This book was written by two members of the Microsoft MDS team and is a resource and reference for using the SQL Server 2008 R2 version of Master Data ...

(This post was contributed by Reagan Templin, Lead Technical Writer for the MDS Team) Note: This article is applicable to Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 Master Data Services feature. SQL Server 2012 now ships Master Data Services on the DVD with the other SQL Server 2012 features and is patched by the same Cumulative Updates and Service Packs for ...

(this post was contributed by Suzanne Selhorn, Technical Writer on the MDS Team) This article is applicable to Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 Master Data Services feature. Update Notice for SQL Server 2012 users: This blog article is applicable to SQL Server 2008 R2 Master Data Services.  MDS Staging was vastly improved in SQL ...

(this post was contributed by Suzanne Selhorn, Technical Writer on the MDS Team) This article is applicable to Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 Master Data Services feature. To populate the Master Data Services database with data from your organization's disparate data sources, you can import data into staging tables and then process the staged ...