EPMware

EPMware is a comprehensive unified master data management and data governance software solution designed to centralize, integrate, validate, and govern metadata across applications. According to the vendor, EPMware caters to finance professionals, data stewards, systems administrators, and business analysts in various industries, including financial services, healthcare, manufacturing, retail, and technology.

Key Features

Unified Platform: EPMware is a unified master data management and data governance platform that centralizes, integrates, validates, and governs metadata across applications. It combines metadata management and data governance capabilities, aiming to streamline metadata processes and enforce governance policies.

Centralized Repository: EPMware provides a centralized repository for master data, where metadata undergoes review, approval, and validation for accuracy before being pushed to subscribing applications and data warehouses. The centralized hub acts as a single source of truth for metadata, promoting consistency and reducing the risk of errors or discrepancies.

Code-Free Integration: EPMware offers out-of-the-box adapters and validation scripts for seamless integration with various ERP, EPM, and CPM solutions, including Oracle EPM, OneStream, EBS, SAP, and more. Business users can integrate EPMware with their existing applications without the need for coding or technical expertise. This code-free integration aims to reduce development costs and increase efficiency by automating validation tasks and ensuring dimensional consistency across applications.

Real-Time Validation: EPMware's real-time scripting engine validates metadata changes in real time, ensuring consistent and accurate metadata across all systems. The vendor claims that this real-time validation minimizes the risk of errors or unwanted changes, providing users with confidence in the quality of their metadata.

Cloud and On-Premises Deployment: EPMware can be deployed both in the cloud and on-premises, utilizing the same code base. This flexibility allows users to manage and govern their metadata regardless of its location, ensuring seamless access and consistency across different environments.

Plug-and-Play Adapters: EPMware offers plug-and-play adapters for rapid implementation and configuration to supported applications such as OneStream, Oracle EPM Cloud and On-Prem, SAP, Workday, and more. Business users can implement and configure supported applications without the need for an IT team, reducing implementation time and costs.

Data and Workflow Governance: EPMware's Workflow Builder allows administrators to model, build, and maintain dynamic and scalable workflows for metadata changes. Users can define their organization's business process and enforce it through the workflow engine, ensuring proper approvals and enrichments before deploying metadata to target systems. The vendor claims that this workflow governance enhances metadata quality and promotes standardized and rationalized metadata across applications.