Utility billing, CRM, and field-service apps will keep local customer copies, while an MDM layer synchronizes a defined set of critical shared attributes. Which pattern is being applied?
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Short Explanation
Coexistence is the 'everyone keeps their desk copy, but the sticky notes that matter stay in sync' approach. Local apps keep working; MDM keeps the shared critical fields aligned. You are not ripping out every local customer table on day one.
Full Explanation
Coexistence MDM allows participating systems to continue maintaining local master copies while synchronizing designated shared attributes through the MDM layer. That pattern fits environments that cannot or should not centralize all writes immediately. It differs from registry-only linking without sync, analytics-only storage, or an abrupt retirement of all local stores.