Tag: Data Integration

February 14, 2022

The idea of integrating systems is nothing new. IT departments have constantly struggled to link enterprise applications together in a way that enables decision-makers to have the data they need at their fingertips. Ideally, this information should all be pulled […]

February 7, 2022

Data integration is increasingly critical to companies’ ability to win, serve and retain their customers. Enterprises face increasing data integration challenges, primarily due to the growing volume of data, compliance pressure, need for real-time information, increased data complexity, and data […]

January 25, 2022

There is an old saying that dates back to the early days of computing that has taken on new meaning today for companies awash in unstructured customer data from multiple disparate sources. That acronym is GIGO, or more commonly known […]

January 3, 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 […]

October 20, 2021

Analyzing data as it is created or changes? Is that possible? Now it is, with streaming analytics, which monitors and responds to continuously flowing data from connected devices and live data channels like the sensors, machine logs, relational databases, social […]

September 14, 2021

The business of Data Management embraced new complexities when diverse types of data started flowing in—in huge volumes through multiple data channels and in real time. Analysis of very high-speed, high volume, multi-type business data necessitated the growth and development […]

August 30, 2021

DataOps, which focuses on automated tools throughout the ETL development cycle, responds to a huge challenge for data integration and ETL projects in general. ETL projects are increasingly based on agile processes and automated testing. ETL (i.e., extract, transform, load) […]

August 5, 2021

National and local governments as well as NGOs such as the World Bank, IMF and World Health Organization offer web portals to access their datasets. In the US, the data.gov service offers access to 320,000 datasets, the UK’s data.gov.uk has […]

July 23, 2021

We now know the story of how, over the past decade, the CIO role has transformed to be that of a coach. IT has morphed into a democratized DevOps team, requiring a new model for leadership. A bevy of new […]

June 18, 2021

Is data mesh architecture the right approach for your organization and its data democratization journey? In my recent blog series, I delved into one of 2021’s hottest data topics – data democratization – exploring how it can fit into a […]

June 7, 2021

Today’s business leaders generally understand that data is critical to rapidly increasing revenue and profitability. Yet most businesses still treat data as a siloed commodity and manage it poorly, leaving many employees unable to access important data when they should […]

May 6, 2021

Companies undergoing digital transformation typically require agile, efficient, and real-time integration between their core business systems and hybrid cloud deployments. How can such real-time integration be achieved when the core business system is a mainframe? The short answer: an in-memory […]

April 28, 2021

COVID has been particularly rough on companies that provide in-person entertainment experiences–theme parks, cruise lines, movie theatres, casinos, concert promoters, resorts, etc. With summer approaching, we’re seeing signs that some of these companies may be opening up operations again. Disneyland, […]

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 17, 2021

Data scientists are some of the most in-demand professionals on the market. A LinkedIn Workforce Report in 2018 found 151,000 unfilled data scientist jobs across the United States, with “acute” shortages in San Francisco, Los Angeles, and New York City. […]

March 10, 2021

Just as a business must be effective in monitoring and managing finances, it also needs data intelligence capabilities to monitor and manage its data assets. Data intelligence, describes discovering, understanding, and governing data so that the business gets the maximum […]

October 18, 2019

The goal of every brand is to deliver a compelling, personalized experience across all channels and touchpoints. Simple in concept, this is decidedly difficult to execute. To start, meeting this challenge requires a single, comprehensive view of the customer. Obtaining […]

November 27, 2018

The imperative for enterprises to “deliver the right data to the right people at the right time” may be cliché, but it’s no less true. Technology long ago enabled enterprises to collect and analyze data, which lived in departmental containers […]