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 […]
Forget p(Doom): Here’s How to Hold AI Accountable by Creating an Inference Economy
AI’s existential risk is no laughing matter: As much as the tech world tries to make sense of it all, nobody definitively knows whether the dystopian “control the world” hype is legit or just sci-fi. Before we even cross that bridge (real or not), however, we need to face a more immediate problem. We’re already […]
The Silver Bullet Myth: Debunking One-Size-Fits-All Solutions in Data Governance
Data Governance plays a crucial role in modern business, yet the approach to it is often mired in unhelpful misconceptions. While 61% of leaders indicate a desire to optimize Data Governance processes, only 42% think that they are on track to meet their goals. This disparity highlights a significant challenge: The need for effective strategies has been […]
Generative AI Trends for 2024
It sometimes seems like generative AI (GenAI) is sweeping the business world. Not so. We remain in the hype cycle, with forward-thinking organizations refraining from full-blown rollouts for the foreseeable future. Caution is important; organizations that rapidly deploy generative AI integrations have already faced blowback in the form of lawsuits and investor scrutiny. To avoid […]
Proper Data Management Drives Business Success
Data Management used to be an enhancement to business operations. But as the datasphere continues to grow exponentially, it’s now a critical factor to business success. This is inclusive of data visibility, access controls, classification, compliance, and backups. Successful business leaders will recognize that the ability to manage their company’s data effectively has substantial financial […]
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 […]
Benefitting from Generative AI: What to Expect in 2024
According to a recent McKinsey study, the impact of generative AI (GenAI) impact on productivity could add trillions of dollars in value to the global economy which they estimate will add the equivalent of $2.6 trillion to $4.4 trillion annually across the 63 use cases analyzed. About 75% of the value that GenAI’s use cases could […]