I just ask myself why there are no initiatives to develop standardized data models for customer  and organizational data - maybe I didn’t find it yet. But, wouldn’t it be such an improvement to not just talk about databases or data stores but about MDM stores. Don’t get me wrong, I do not think about building another CRM system with another “best data model“. I think about finding something in between providing applications and infrastructural engines. An commercial computing infrastructure which implicitly contains all the basic data models such as “Customer”, “Organization“, “Product” and so on. This would lead to a boost in interoperability of systems, data quality, …

What do you think. Right now its just a thought while listening to a talk of Adrian Cole of jcloud….