Microsoft's CDM is the linchpin for the recently announced Open Data Initiative and likely even more Microsoft products in the future.

Microsoft's 'Spring '18' refresh of its Dynamics 365 services includes some major new development and analytics tech under the covers: The Common Data Service for Apps and for Analytics.

New in the Yokohama release, ServiceNow continues to expand its Knowledge Graph data capabilities with enhancements to its Common Service Data Model (CSDM).