AI-Native MDM: 5 Considerations When Debating Build vs. Buy

This article examines whether organizations should build custom master data management (MDM) solutions or purchase established platforms like Tamr. It identifies five key considerations – scalability, entity resolution complexity, security, hidden costs, and skills gaps – that favor buying over building, arguing companies should focus engineering effort on business-specific workflows that sit on top of trusted master data rather than recreating core MDM functionality.