Detailed planning and thoughtful consideration are critical for IT leaders moving their unstructured data to a new platform, whether it be on-premises or in the cloud. If they aren’t cautious, enterprises may encounter cost overruns, project delays, and data risk. Migrating snapshots from one network-attached storage (NAS) to another ranks high on the list of […]
Improving Customer Experience with Data Storytelling
Each day, one in four health care customers becomes stuck in their customer journey, unable to resolve their issue. This situation creates tremendous frustration for the customer; even worse, the customer might give up, switch providers, or miss a treatment or therapy, risking their health and leaving with a negative customer experience. By uncovering the root causes […]
Implementing Unstructured Data Management in Today’s Multi-Vendor, Multi-Cloud Ecosystem
One of the challenges many organizations face is managing unstructured data’s impact within today’s diverse multi-cloud and multi-vendor infrastructure environments. For IT professionals, it can be difficult to know where to start, mainly because there are many storage technology companies with their own take on unstructured data. By separating data management into four key categories, however, it’s […]
Graph Technology: The Next Chapter of Data Insights and Intelligence
Hospitals are one of the best examples to spotlight the complexities of unstructured data. From physicians’ notes in EHRs, emails, text files, photos, videos, and other files, the majority of patient data cannot be read by machines. Research firm IDC estimates that upwards of 80% of data will be unstructured, growing from 33 zettabytes in 2018 to 175 zettabytes […]
4 Key Approaches to Using Data Analytics for Social Determinants of Health
Every day customers are calling health care call centers, providing visibility into their daily reality – without even being asked. Whether or not you’re listening, customers are sharing details about the social factors impacting their health care decisions within every interaction. These factors, both positive and negative, are called social determinants of health (SDOH) and include: Access to […]
Don’t Put Off Unstructured Data Risk Reduction
In today’s digital world, stockpiling data has become an unrelenting requirement across virtually every industry. While there are numerous reasons to do so, a primary driver is the invaluable insights it offers to business leaders, helping them to make smarter, faster data-driven decisions. Today, the majority of this stockpiled data is unstructured. In fact, unstructured […]
Why Automated Data Extraction Matters in the Digital Age
In today’s fast-paced business world, one of the best ways for a modern enterprise to optimize processes is to rethink how to manage data. Business documents contain vital information for companies, irrespective of their size and industry. As most of these business documents contain unstructured data, automated data extraction has become a go-to option for […]
The Rise of Enterprise Data Inflation
Inflation is on everyone’s minds, with consumer prices soaring by 7.9% versus a year ago, according to the most recent consumer price index (CPI), released March 10. While the mounting cost of raw materials may not be the culprit, enterprises are simultaneously watching the cost of data starting to rise as well. What do I […]
What Is Unstructured Data?
Unstructured data is data that does not confine itself to a predetermined data model. This lack of structure renders it indecipherable to relational (SQL) databases. Hence, it cannot be easily used in a computer program and should be stored in its raw form in data lakes or non-relational (NoSQL) databases. According to CIO, unstructured data accounts for up to 90% […]
Unlocking the Value of Hidden, Unstructured Data
Data is the fuel of the fourth industrial revolution. Data is the lifeblood of the enterprise. Data powers the information age. We’ve heard these statements so many times that they’ve almost lost their meaning. But what if I were to tell you that you are only using 10 to 20% of this fuel to power […]