Large organizations want to create a flexible environment to innovate and respond quickly based on new data insights. But at the same time, these businesses want some structure for good Data Quality, data fit for consumption, simplifying and speeding up data access. Using a data mesh, which is a decentralized data architecture (collecting, integrating, and analyzing […]
5 Cutting-Edge Innovations to Boost Your Cybersecurity Defenses
With everything on a business leader’s plate, cybersecurity can often feel like an afterthought. Between managing teams, pursuing new opportunities, and dealing with the bottom line, who has time to keep up with the latest hacker threats and security defenses? Especially if you don’t have your IT staff focused solely on locking down the castle […]
Leveraging Data to Unlock Hidden Growth with Data Mesh, Data Fabric, and Knowledge Graphs
Among business leaders today there is a persistent fear of missing out on something transformative. They know they are sitting on a goldmine of data; they know this data could conceivably be turned to profitable ends. What they struggle to do is leverage this data. And the more time they waste, the worse the problem gets because […]
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 […]
Building a Modern Data Platform with Data Fabric Architecture
In today’s data-driven landscape, organizations face the challenge of integrating diverse data sources efficiently. Whether due to mergers and acquisitions (M&A) or the need for advanced insights, a robust data platform with streamlined data operations are essential. Shift in Mindset Data fabric is a design concept for integrating and managing data. Through flexible, reusable, augmented, and […]
Mind the Gap: Analytics Architecture Stuck in the 1990s
Welcome to the latest edition of Mind the Gap, a monthly column exploring practical approaches for improving data understanding and data utilization (and whatever else seems interesting enough to share). Last month, we explored the data chasm. This month, we’ll look at analytics architecture. From day one, data warehouses and their offspring – data marts, operational […]
Why Selecting the Appropriate Data Governance Operating Model Is Crucial
To embark on data governance in an enterprise that spans divisions and diverse stakeholders, a well-defined operating model plays a vital role in achieving expected business benefits. Data mesh is a new concept that encourages data democratization within an organization in a decentralized way by promoting data products. Unlike the vintage architecture, which is centralized, data mesh […]
What Is Data Mesh and Why Is It Important?
A data mesh challenges the traditional centralized Data Architecture by advocating a distributed and domain-oriented architecture. Data mesh promotes the idea of treating “data as a product,” where each domain or business unit becomes responsible for its own data products. By doing so, individual domains gain autonomy over their data needs and can make faster […]
Data Mesh Implementation Best Practices
At its core, data mesh challenges the traditional centralized model of Data Management, where a single team or department is responsible for managing all aspects of data…
The Cool Kids Corner: Data Mesh and Enabling Your Data Story
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 […]