Among the most daunting challenges facing large organizations in the information age is ensuring their enterprise data is entirely valid and usable. Particularly for large organizations that operate numerous automated information systems, their data has inherent value to many elements of the enterprise, as well as potential external entities. This intrinsic value, and a natural desire to leverage it, generally leads to efforts to share or exchange data between departments and systems. TRI-COR is a skilled provider of data quality management services that assist customers in getting the most out of their data. We specialize in analyzing data flows to ensure data meets pre-established standards and criteria. When data fails to flow through the enterprise as desired, our methodology identifies and helps resolve likely causes.

TRI-COR analysts use "timeliness", "accuracy", "completeness", "validity", "consistency", and "uniqueness" as key metrics for evaluating the data exchange between systems as well as data maintained within operational systems. TRI-COR analysts apply the following methodology to assess and improve the quality of enterprise data stores.

• Work to understand the information flow.
  
• Capture the data flow or the results of an automated flow
  
• Compile results into meaningful statistics to help managers identify the key players.
  
• Document discovered data interoperability issues so problems can be resolved.
  
• Repeat the original analysis to document the results after the solution is implemented.
  
  We currently maintain analysis tools and resulting data on TRI-COR developed and administered Oracle 10g and Oracle 9i databases. We provide data quality data information to managers and appropriate personnel via an Oracle 10g Application Server Enterprise Portal. Data administrators typically employ a primary server, a backup server, and a developmental server and make use of newer Oracle Enterprise Management software to effectively manage data backup and recovery. This same database management capability also facilitates easy transfer of analysis data to support specific requirements.
  
  TRI-COR offers customers a broad array of data quality analysis and support services and believes that enterprise information sources should be considered valuable and managed resources.