Benefits of Upstream Data Quality

We liked Liliendahl's recent blog post on upstream data quality. We agree with Lilendahl that data quality is best dealt with at the point of entry before the data is posted to a data base. Upstream data quality solutions can be easier to use and are usually far less costly than downstream solutions. The cost of upstream solutions can be so inexpensive that they can bypass the usual budgeting process. That can be important to getting data quality initiatives launched as we discussed in our blog earlier today.