At Solita, we are committed to helping our clients harness the full power of their data. We have broad expertise in data platforms, analytics, data management, and system integration, connecting solution with surrounding systems and data pipelines. In Finland, we have around four hundred professionals working with customers’ data, including master data management (MDM), solving different business cases for our customers. In the MDM scope, we collaborate with multiple technology vendors.
One of our key MDM partners is Semarchy. As a trusted implementation partner for Semarchy, we have witnessed firsthand from several implementations during many years how Semarchy xDM has empowered organizations to build robust master data management foundations. Semarchy’s xDM platform will be succeeded and replaced by Semarchy Data Platform representing the next generation of MDM.
We consider Semarchy Data Platform as an evolution of Semarchy xDM. The essence of the product remains similar, as it retains all the core features of xDM, providing a powerful MDM platform. In addition, it delivers a more unified, agile, and comprehensive approach to data management with expanded capabilities focused on data products and data integration. SDP is the future of Semarchy’s product journey and will include all the latest features and functionalities.
From xDM to a Semarchy Data Platform: What is new?
New development paradigm
Semarchy Data Platform introduces a modern design experience that aligns with contemporary software engineering practices. The platform shifts from low-code UI-based development to a configuration as code approach, bringing clear advantages:
- VS Code as development environment: Configuring MDM solutions in VS Code, enabling our development teams to work in a universally known & preferred development environment. Code-based approach allows developers to re-use and modify existing configurations and utilize AI in development easier than before.
- DevOps-ready: Native Git support and CI/CD integration for version control enabling change tracking, collaboration across larger teams, and rollback capabilities. Granular design provides partial model deployment, allowing for more agile releases and faster iteration cycles.
- AI-powered development: Built-in AI assistance, such as GitHub Copilot, acts as an intelligent development partner. AI helps generate code, suggests changes, and automates repetitive tasks. This enables our teams to build your solutions faster, meaning quicker time-to-value and more resources focused on solving your unique business challenges rather than manual configuration.
Additionally, Semarchy has launched Accelerator Models marketplace, which provides pre-built solutions and templates to jumpstart your data initiatives, further accelerating time-to-value.
These changes enable a more modern approach with greater control, flexibility, and transparency in how solutions are built and managed. We at Solita are already adapting to this new methodology, and we are really excited about the possibilities this creates. We believe it will allow us to deliver even more robust and maintainable solutions going forward.
Expanded features and AI-Powered capabilities
Semarchy Data Platform extends Semarchy’s core data management capabilities while converging data management, governance, integration, and AI-native access into a single platform. SDP provides capabilities across three primary solution areas:
- Data management: Includes existing xDM MDM capabilities at its core, essentially all the features existing xDM users are already used to, including match and merge, enrichment, data stewardship, data-driven workflows, and quality management.
- Data products: Governed, reusable, self-describing units of trusted data that include semantic context, ownership, certification status, lineage, APIs, schemas, and governed access for humans, applications, and AI.
- Data integration: Data acquisition and delivery capabilities including ELT, universal mapping, and a broad set of native connectors.
Organizations can adopt SDP incrementally, starting with the capabilities most relevant to their current needs, such as data management, and expanding into additional capabilities over time as requirements evolve.
While AI accelerates how we build solutions, SDP also integrates AI across the full data lifecycle.
This includes AI assisted matching and enrichment, data types that support semantic embeddings, explainability and trust lineage, and AI native access through MCP endpoints. These capabilities enable AI agents to interact with data products under the same governance, quality, and policy controls that apply to human and application users.
These new features are certainly interesting and will likely enable more use cases around MDM. For example, the ability to interact with your data products in natural language, such as asking questions about certain customers and their data, is something we are eager to explore.
Flexible deployment options
Semarchy Data Platform supports several deployment models depending on whether you prioritise managed services, need direct infrastructure control, or have specific data residency requirements. In addition to the standard deployment options, Solita can build a customised hosting model tailored to your specific needs.
Solita hosted SDP: Currently under review as a continuation of our trusted xDMaaS service. Combines managed hosting convenience with ability for MDM solution customization.
Semarchy SaaS: New offering by Semarchy, not previously available for xDM. Fully managed cloud deployment by Semarchy.
Self-hosted & on-premises: Deploy in your own cloud environment, through a hosting partner, or on-premises for full control over infrastructure and data residency.
- SDP native in Snowflake: Native deployment within your Snowflake environment, currently on the roadmap.
Every organisation has unique technical, regulatory, and business requirements. We work with you to identify the deployment model that best aligns with your architecture, security policies, and operational preferences.
For existing xDM Customers: A planned transition ahead
If you are currently using Semarchy xDM, it is important to know that moving to SDP involves a transition process. New Semarchy adopters can start directly with SDP and thus do not require any transition efforts.
SDP represents a fundamental platform evolution with changes to the underlying infrastructure and architecture. This means that transitioning from xDM to SDP requires thoughtful planning and technical work to ensure your data models, configurations, and integrations shift smoothly to the new environment. The transition process varies slightly depending on your current xDM deployment and chosen SDP deployment option, whether that is Solita hosted, Semarchy SaaS, or self hosted / on-premises. We will work on your transition journey and have already started mapping out how to proceed with different transition scenarios.
We are committed to ensuring our customers have a smooth transition path.
We have a dedicated task force to support customer transitions to SDP.
Our team builds transition models, creates time and cost estimates, and executes migration projects for our customers. These efforts enable us to understand your specific situation and MDM solution complexity, create a transition plan that fits your organization, and support you through every step of the technical transition process, ensuring your move to SDP is as smooth as possible.
In addition to infrastructure and architectural changes, transitioning to SDP requires adopting a new licensing model based on golden records, which simplifies license calculation compared to xDM’s base object licensing. Also, platform displays golden record counts directly in the UI, making it easier to monitor and manage your license usage.
We recommend starting the discussion about your SDP transition path already this year. Solita experts will work together with you to map out the optimal path and ensure a suitable timeline for the transition.
Interested in exploring Semarchy Data Platform?
Whether you are considering SDP for the first time or aiming to transition from xDM, we are here to help. Contact us to discuss how we can support your data management goals.
