In the days when people didn't yet “get it”, standards were looked at as a cost. It's now clear to everyone that standards are an investment. Furthermore, people are looking back to past decisions and realizing the costs of non-standard development are truly enormous – and recurring.
Our community has invested in data standards now deployed in businesses around the world. Each organization which implements standards reaps the rewards of that investment. And in implementing standards, they also invest in a robust, business-driven, architectural process that guarantees continued information excellence as both business and technology evolve.
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