Hello! I’m Mark Horseman, and welcome to The Cool Kids Corner. This is my monthly check-in to share with you the people and ideas I encounter as a data evangelist with DATAVERSITY. This month, we’re talking about data mesh. Data mesh represents a federated model of running your data program. While the term is largely […]
Unstructured Data Management Predictions for 2024
As unstructured data continues to grow exponentially, it is creating an inflection point for IT leaders. The average enterprise IT organization is managing petabytes of file and object data. This has resulted in high costs for data storage and protection, growing security risks from shadow IT and too many data silos, and the desire to leverage […]
Cloud Repatriation Is Cutting Costs and Shifting Data Management Plans
The great migration from the data center to the cloud began with the creation of Amazon Web Services in 2006. By 2021, 96% of companies had made the cloud part of their Data Management plan, leveraging cloud-based services to support their digital infrastructure. The cloud promised greater mobility, flexibility, scalability, and security, all of which businesses wanted. As a […]
7 Data Security Best Practices for Your Enterprise
When it comes to cybersecurity, some enterprises still take it with a grain of salt. But make no mistake about it: No one is safe. Companies such as BBC made it into the list of victims of the most significant data breaches in 2023, contributing to a staggering 5.3 billion total breached records. So, it’s safe […]
What to Expect in 2024: The Dominance of Hybrid and Multi-Cloud Architecture
In 2024, the IT landscape will continue to shift and evolve. Driven by the relentless advancement of cloud computing and the growing demand for hybrid and multi-cloud environments, the next year will be marked by several trends that will become more mainstream. From the dominance of cloud-native virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) solutions to the impact […]
What Trends to Expect in 2024 in Enterprise Storage? (Part One)
Looking ahead to the new year, we’ve identified seven trends in enterprise storage for 2024. In part one, we’ll define and explore the first four trends. The remaining three trends will be the focus of part two. This information will help equip you to prioritize and be successful in the new year. Trend: Freeing up […]
Supercharging Value from Data in 2024
Without a doubt, initiatives such as generative AI (GenAI) and cloud migration have garnered the bulk of attention among influencers and data leaders this year, as organizations tried to determine how, and if, they made sense for their business. This trend looks like it will continue in 2024, as nearly all of Gartner’s top strategic […]
Choosing Tools for Data Pipeline Test Automation (Part 2)
In part one of this blog post, we described why there are many challenges for developers of data pipeline testing tools (complexities of technologies, large variety of data structures and formats, and the need to support diverse CI/CD pipelines). More than 15 distinct categories of test tools that pipeline developers need were described. Part two delves […]
Data Catalog, Semantic Layer, and Data Warehouse: The Three Key Pillars of Enterprise Analytics
Analytics at the core is using data to derive insights for measuring and improving business performance [1]. To enable effective management, governance, and utilization of data and analytics, an increasing number of enterprises today are looking at deploying the data catalog, semantic layer, and data warehouse. But what exactly are these data and analytics tools […]
Data Management Predictions for 2024: Five Emerging Trends
As we near the end of 2023, it is imperative for Data Management leaders to look in their rear-view mirrors to assess and, if needed, refine their Data Management strategies. One thing is clear; if data-centric organizations want to succeed in 2024, they will need to prepare for an environment in which data is increasingly […]