Data lakes and semantic layers have been around for a long time – each living in their own walled gardens, tightly coupled to fairly narrow use cases. As data and analytics infrastructure migrates to the cloud, many are challenging how these foundational technology components fit in the modern data and analytics stack. In this article, […]
Understand the “Why” in Your Data Security Woes
Companies are drowning in data. This is a swelling trend that businesses have no choice but to act on, and security teams are likely to feel the greatest consequences moving forward. There are myriad shiny solutions and schools of thought that seek to make sense of the data influx, but leaders must first ensure the […]
Observability: Traceability for Distributed Systems
Have you ever waited for that one expensive parcel that shows “shipped,” but you have no clue where it is? The tracking history stopped updating five days ago, and you have almost lost hope. But wait, 11 days later, you have it at your doorstep. You wished the traceability could have been better to relieve […]
For Successful Transformations, CIOs Must Evolve
Our world is hybrid and becoming increasingly digitized – a study from McKinsey suggests that the pandemic accelerated companies’ adoption of digital or digitally enabled products by seven years. The ability to connect with one another like never before is exciting, but those connections don’t come without their challenges. For example, each new device communicating with the […]
What Architecture Can Teach Us About Self-Healing Systems
DevOps teams and site reliability engineers (SREs) deal with code daily. Doing so teaches them to scrutinize their world, make astute observations, and draw unexpected connections. After all, although highly logical and mathematical in nature, software development is, at least in part, art form. Unconvinced by that statement? Consider the parallels between history’s most remarkable […]
How Automation Is Changing the Compliance Workflow
With over 1.1 trillion MB of data generated daily, you would be hard-pressed to find an industry that isn’t leveraging data and technology to drive organizational success. And for good reason – from real-time decision-making to better generating visibility into operations, data has become an indispensable part of the business world’s intelligence toolbox. That said, some sectors […]
What Happens When ChatGPT Becomes Monetized or Goes Away?
ChatGPT is getting a lot of press right now and has catapulted artificial intelligence (AI) into the eyes of the general public in a very big way. While it isn’t the first generative AI, it achieved a surprisingly fast rate of adoption and is presenting an interesting look into the future of AI. Some people are […]
The ABCs of Successful Digital Transformation
Modernizing and streamlining company processes to efficiently operate in today’s hybrid world has become critical. With promises of increasing revenue, providing improved experiences, and bringing innovation, it is no wonder that the market for digital transformation (DT) is predicted to grow to $3.4 trillion by 2026. As companies continue their quest toward successful digital transformation, leaders globally […]
Democratizing Data to Promote Business Growth
Data democratization, the process of making information accessible to all employees and stakeholders regardless of their technical background, is critical to make data-driven decisions across an organization. However, democratizing data can be complex. Most organizations have a wide gap between business employees, leaders, and data creators due to silos, a lack of data literacy, and a […]
Data Intelligence Predictions: How to Be Data-Driven in 2023
It’s a new year, but we’re still facing many of the same challenges as in 2022. Businesses are preparing for greater economic uncertainty, often looking for creative ways to keep costs low while still meeting goals for the year. By becoming data-driven and using data intelligence to fuel business decisions, leaders can confidently make key […]