Getting started with the CDMC framework—Microsoft’s guide to cloud data management

On March 20, 2023, Microsoft announced the successful completion of the Cloud Data Management Capabilities (CDMC) certification. As a proponent of wider industry standards, I was fortunate to be part of Microsoft’s executive team working to achieve this important milestone. Beginning in 2020, we collaborated with more than 300 executives from across the financial, technology, and services sectors—a total of 45,000 hours—to complete the CDMC framework in 2021.¹ Working with these firms gave us the opportunity to come …

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