by Angela Guess
A recent article takes a look at the strange phenomenon of companies putting their data in the cloud without really thinking through their data management strategy. It begins, “Enterprises are increasingly using cloud computing applications, but most have yet to develop plans for the new challenges they will face in cloud data quality, consistency and data governance. According to a recently published report from Ventana Research Inc. in San Ramon, Calif., 43% of enterprises have three or more cloud-based applications deployed, with that number expected to rise to 66% in the next 12 months. However, not everyone is ready.”
David Menninger is vice president at Ventana and author of the report which surveyed 141 executives across a range of job functions. Menninger stated, “The processes around all these cloud-based applications have not fully developed… You could say [enterprises] jumped into the deep end and now they need to learn how to swim.” The article adds, “Menninger expressed no surprise that organizations were increasing their presence in the cloud, but what was unexpected was the lack of planning that went along with it.”
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