Today’s modern business landscape is fiercely competitive, and companies are wielding cloud computing as a strategic weapon to gain an edge. Cloud computing has revolutionized how businesses operate, offering on-demand access to a vast pool of IT resources – storage, servers, databases, networking, and software – all securely delivered over the internet. Imagine ditching expensive […]
Taking the Chill Out of Selecting the Appropriate Iceberg Data Catalog
Over the past few years, the industry has increasingly recognized the need to adopt a data lakehouse architecture because of the inherent benefits. This approach improves data infrastructure costs and reduces time-to-insight by consolidating more data workloads into a single source of truth on the organization’s data lake. This is made possible by data lakehouse table […]
Combining Data Mesh and Data Fabric
Data silos represent a major business challenge, as noted by 60.9% of organizations in a recent Trends in Data Management survey. Without shared information, companies risk duplication, poor data quality, and missed opportunities for innovation. Consequently, many companies turn to modern and integrated data architectures. When doing so, organizations often consider two main approaches: data mesh and data fabric. Data […]
The Rise of Cybersecurity Data Lakes: Shielding the Future of Data
The increase in the prevalence and complexity of data breaches points to one conclusion – traditional cybersecurity measures are no longer enough to keep our valuable data safe. According to a recent report, data breaches exposed a staggering 35 billion records in the first four months of 2024. To deal with this escalating crisis, a new solution […]
Streaming Data Dilemma: 5 Reasons Some Companies Aren’t Streaming Data Yet
In the era of big data and bigger AI, businesses are relying more on the importance of real-time data processing and analytics. Streaming data is a powerful paradigm for handling continuous, unbounded streams of data in real time. However, despite benefits like reduced latency, improved responsiveness, and the ability to make data-driven decisions on the […]
Enterprise Data World 2024 Takeaways: Trending Topics in Data Architecture and Modeling
I was privileged to deliver a workshop at Enterprise Data World 2024. Publishing this review is a way to express my gratitude to the fantastic team at DATAVERSITY and Tony Shaw personally for organizing this prestigious live event. Part 1 of this article considered the key takeaways in data governance, discussed at Enterprise Data World 2024. Part […]
Integrate Data Architecture with Business Operations to Boost Success Now
In the contemporary data-driven business landscape, the seamless integration of data architecture with business operations has become critical for success. There is a symbiosis between sophisticated data architectures and operational agility that demonstrates how this integration facilitates real-time decision-making, predictive analytics, and personalized customer experiences. As IT professionals amalgamate data architecture and business operations, they analyze […]
Data-Ed Webinar: Data Modeling Types – Conceptual, Physical, Logical
Download the slides here>> About the Webinar A model is developed for a purpose. Understanding the strengths of each of the three Data Modeling types will prepare you with a more robust analyst toolkit. The program will describe modeling characteristics shared by each modeling type. Delegates will be able to trace model components as they […]
Data Architecture Best Practices
The term “data architecture” refers to a collection of implementable standards and protocols that govern the collection, storage, preparation, sharing, and distribution of data. This predefined set of standards and protocols is designed to enhance the scope and purpose of data analysis in the busy business environment. One major problem with traditional data management systems […]
Identity, Security, Access: Three Reasons Why Enterprises Need Zero Trust
Zero trust is taking the enterprise by storm. About two-thirds (63%) of organizations worldwide have fully or partially implemented the cybersecurity posture, Gartner reports, following the motto of “never trust, always verify.” This rush to zero trust makes sense in the remote age. The proliferation of anywhere users means it’s harder than ever to lock down […]