Data-driven analytics continue to deliver sophisticated solutions for manufacturing efficiency, early disease detection, and smart capabilities building in workplaces. Thus, industry operators and leaders continue raise their expectations and demands from data technologies with every passing year. Brent Gleeson of Forbes, who regularly contributes about organizational excellence, warns that in spite of having the best […]
Top 10 Essentials for Modern Data Integration
Data integration challenges are becoming more difficult as the volume of data available to large organizations continues to increase. Business leaders clearly understand that their data is of critical value but the volume, velocity, and variety of data available today is daunting. Faced with these challenges, companies are looking for solutions with a scalable, high-performing […]
Understanding Data Management Tools
Data Management tools are used to develop and monitor practices, as well as organize, process, and analyze an organization’s data. These tools are designed to arrange and harmonize data, and should provide a high degree of efficiency and effectiveness. Data Management tools also support privacy, security, and the elimination of data redundancy. Effective Data Management […]
Consolidation Renews the Fight for Independence
They say that history repeats itself, and that those who don’t remember the past are doomed to repeat it. We’re about to see another instance – with regards to consolidation – where these old adages ring true. Years ago, at the start of the cloud revolution, companies began to flee from the idea of a monolithic, […]
The Semantic Layer Goes Mainstream
The semantic layer concept within the data stack is not new but is an increasingly popular topic of conversation. I predict that in 2022, we’ll see mainstream awareness of the semantic layer, especially as enterprises begin to see real-world examples of its benefits. The fact that industry leaders are discussing the need for a semantic […]
Eradicating Broken Data Integration Approaches to Unleash Advanced Analytics
As enterprises continue to struggle with the effects of the global pandemic, the modern data analytics stack is undergoing a shock of its own. The world has changed, and we’re living in a new hybrid multicloud reality. Lower levels of the IT stack, which is to say, data centers, networks, raw storage and compute, are […]
Rethinking Data Integration for the Enterprise
Data paradigms are changing. The concept of a data warehouse as the only solution for integrating data sources should be questioned. This approach is increasingly at odds with the realities of how data is transacted and used in enterprises. Instead of a few data sources, there can be 20, 30, 40, even more. Harmonizing and […]
Hyperautomation Projects Will Unleash the Next Phase of Digital Transformation
Digital transformation powered by automation has changed the way organizations around the world operate. It’s sped up product and service delivery. It’s created operational efficiencies throughout the business. But automation has its limits. Traditional automation uses tags and triggers to initiate the next event in a sequence. It certainly keeps things moving, but it falls […]
DataOps or Data Fabric: Which Should Your Business Adopt First?
There’s no shortage of buzzwords and phrases to define how an organization approaches and uses its data – with two of the most popular being DataOps and data fabric. For years, large enterprises have struggled to distinguish between the two and decide which is the right first choice to enable them to compete with data […]
5 Trends That Will Enable Organizations to Leverage Data Effectively in 2022
With data dependency at an all-time high for businesses, almost every industry player is looking to establish themselves as a technology company first, similar to Amazon or Netflix. Organizations have pushed the gas pedal on their digital transformation journey, and now understand that they need to be mindful of how they integrate and manage enterprise […]