A data lake becomes a data swamp in the absence of comprehensive data quality validation and does not offer a clear link to value creation. Organizations are rapidly adopting the cloud data lake as the data lake of choice, and the need for validating data in real time has become critical. Accurate, consistent, and reliable […]
12 Benefits of Data Sharing via APIs
Data sharing is a hot topic. Multiple analysts and consultancies have been featuring data sharing as one of the key enablers to successful business partnerships and accelerated growth. Both Gartner and McKinsey have good articles; indeed, Gartner boldly claims that “data and analytics leaders who share data externally generate three times more measurable economic benefit than those who do […]
The Evolution of Data Virtualization: From Data Integration to Data Management
Data virtualization was first introduced two decades ago. Since then, the technology has evolved considerably, and the data virtualization of yesterday bears little resemblance to the data virtualization of today. This is due to several facts beginning with the limitations of legacy infrastructure, the massive amounts of structured and unstructured data that organizations were collecting, […]
What Role Does the Mainframe Play in Today’s Data-Driven Landscape?
The mainframe industry is at a pivotal moment in its history – the need for increased compliance requirements, the desire for tighter networks with customers, the growing cloud environment, cost pressures, the need for modern user experience, etc., all contribute to the growing need for mainframe modernization. According to a recent report from Forrester, 67% of enterprise infrastructure […]
Today’s Decentralized World: Driving a Shift in Three Key Paradigms for Data Management
Pre-COVID data scaling, performance, and data services were largely manageable within the corporate data center. But the last several years have seen enterprises decentralize their data and IT systems, while employees now work remotely across different locations and geographies. This massive increase in remote work arrangements has created additional challenges around managing data access and […]
Cloud Data Management Challenges and Best Practices
Data sources are increasing at an accelerating pace, and so is the volume of data. In 2021, it was reported that 79 zettabytes of data were generated across the globe. The ceaseless growth in data volume has brought with it numerous challenges, with most of the challenges associated with access management, data security, and regulatory […]
The Growing Energy Demands of Data Storage
Awareness provides the power to adapt for the better. As digital becomes ever more immersive, there is a hidden cost of technology directly impacting the environment around us. The energy demands of modern-day data storage are incredibly vast. The question is: How can we address the consequences of this? Behind everything we do is data, […]
The Ideal Data Fabric Architecture for Business Transformation
Data fabric is redefining enterprise data management by connecting distributed data sources, offering speedy data access, and strengthening data quality and governance. Many enterprises are already extracting business-relevant intelligence by putting their data to work through an efficient data fabric architecture. This article gives an expert outlook on the key ingredients that go into building […]
How Today’s Digital-Native Businesses Are Securing the Open Data Lakehouse
Today, we’re seeing more companies embrace cloud-based technologies to deliver superior customer experiences. An underlying architectural pattern is the leveraging of an open data lakehouse. That is no surprise – open data lakehouses can easily handle digital-era data types that traditional data warehouses were not designed for. Data warehouses are great at both analyzing and storing […]
Cloud Data Security: The Cost of Doing Nothing
The world has changed dramatically over the past couple of years – especially in the areas of business and technology. The COVID pandemic accelerated digital transformation and forced a shift to a remote or hybrid business model, leading to a significant spike in the adoption of public cloud services. Gartner estimates that public cloud services spending will increase […]