Tag: Data Architecture

April 21, 2022

Anthony J. Algmin believes Data Architecture is moving from a time of chaos and tangles into something more clean and organized. Speaking at the DATAVERSITY Data Architecture Online Conference, Algmin looked at past predictions, current hot topics, and predictions for […]

February 22, 2022

The primary purpose of implementing a Data Architecture is to standardize the methods and protocols, as well as the systems for acquiring, storing, managing, and sharing data across the enterprise for improved decision-making. In modern businesses, most decisions are made […]

January 25, 2022

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 […]

January 24, 2022

Data architecture definition Data architecture describes the structure of an organization’s logical and physical data assets and data management resources, according to The Open Group Architecture Framework (TOGAF). It is an offshoot of enterprise architecture that comprises the models, policies, […]

December 23, 2021

The continuous growth of data has led to large corporations investing heavily in technologies around large data volumes, allowing them to gain useful business intelligence that was unavailable to their smaller competitors. The evolution of public clouds has made big […]

December 20, 2021

Architecting modern applications is a tough job, and architecting a solid data model for modern applications is one of the toughest, yet most important, parts of a modern application architecture. Failure to create a reasonable data architecture can cause your […]

December 7, 2021

Robert Seiner and Anthony Algmin faced off – in a virtual sense – at the DATAVERSITY Enterprise Data World Conference to determine which is more important: Data Governance, Data Leadership, or Data Architecture. Initially planning to play the theme from […]

November 11, 2021

Solving business problems using big data depends upon the approach taken. For example, if an organization only knows data warehouses, then challenges will be framed to fit using a data warehouse. As Abraham Maslow, a prominent psychologist eloquently said “I […]

October 12, 2021

Organizations wishing to implement a Data Strategy—a set of decisions that form a pattern, charting a high-level course of action—face significant challenges in unifying their message across the data lifecycle. Only 30% of companies have a clear organizational Data Strategy, […]

September 30, 2021

There are myriad reasons why an estimated 90% of startups fail. You need a great idea (and not just one great idea), you need inspiration, funding, smart people—and a fair amount of luck. Miss any one of these factors, and […]

September 1, 2021

To meet the needs of the digital economy of the 2020s, data architecture has evolved into a dif­ferent animal than it was 10, or even 5, years ago. Most notably, there are three trends that have changed the way enterprises […]

July 6, 2021

With the tremendous growth of business data in terms of volume, size, and complexity, it is imperative that global enterprises develop a strong Data Strategy to address their core business needs. However, a realistic Data Strategy has to incorporate a […]

June 15, 2021

At a time when most major companies are showing a long-range commitment to “data-driven culture,” data is considered the most prized asset. An Enterprise Data Strategy, along with aligned technology and business goals, can significantly contribute to the core performance […]

May 28, 2021

In March and April 2021, CIO held a series of CIO Think Tank discussions—virtual roundtables that brought together 36 IT leaders to unpack one of the most important issues in the enterprise today: IT reinvention. These discussions aimed to identify […]

May 26, 2021

A data architect provides clear specifications, models, and definitions, translating a business’ Data Strategy into a Data Architecture and implementing this structure to align with an organization’s Data Governance. An architect is one who designs and advises on the construction […]

April 30, 2021

The goal of digital transformation remains the same as ever – to become more data-driven. We have learned how to gain a competitive advantage by capturing business events in data. Events are data snap-shots of complex activity sourced from the […]

April 21, 2021

Ludwig Mies van der Rohe said, “Architecture starts when you carefully put two bricks together”—and Data Architecture begins upon creating, storing, and putting two or more characters together, be they sets of records, emails, pictures, audio, video. This resonated well […]

March 26, 2021

Are you planning on strategically using data to improve the efficiencies of your value chains? You are not alone and every organization in this league is looking at ways to augment these customer journeys. This can happen with artificial intelligence […]

November 4, 2020

Data architecture describes the structure of an organization’s logical and physical data assets and data management resources, according to The Open Group Architecture Framework (TOGAF). It is an offshoot of enterprise architecture that comprises the models, policies, rules, and standards […]

August 4, 2020

The world’s data has been growing exponentially for the past several years. Mobile computing, IoT machine data, social media, log files, and clickstreams generate huge volumes of data in a variety of formats. The size, complexity, and varied sources of […]