Data Architecture is a set of rules, policies, and models that determine what kind of data gets collected, and how it gets used, processed, and stored within a database system. Data integration, for example, is dependent on Data Architecture for instructions on the integration process. Without the shift from a programming paradigm to a Data […]
How the Technology Industry Can Speed up Environmental Protection Efforts
The recent UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) revealed a massive credibility gap between government current policies and their net-zero goals. Even with full implementation of emissions targets set for 2030, the planet is expected to heat up by 2.4°C by the end of the century. This alarming gap has cast a dark shadow of doubt over […]
Database Management Trends in 2022
Historically, Database Management systems (DBMS) were simple software programs and associated hardware that allowed users to access data from different geographical locations. The system offers its users the ability to store data without concerns about structural changes, or the data’s physical location. Additionally, a Database Management system (DBMS) can set restrictions on the data being […]
2022: The Year Automation Comes to the Forefront of Reliability and Experience
It’s no shock to anyone that 2021 was a year of big change, much of it due to the continued effects the global pandemic has on how we do business. As every organization across every industry addresses their new needs for digital transformation and continues to expand distributed working options for their employees, it’s clear the way […]
Case Study: Jerry’s Foods Improves In-Store Data Infrastructure
The ability for people to be able to buy food and essential supplies, in-store IT and data infrastructure must be kept running. Jeff Miller, Director of IT at Jerry’s Foods, a national chain with fifty grocery, retail, hardware, and liquor stores, knows this reality very well. Miller explains that each Jerry’s Foods franchise includes many […]
How AI Can Transform Hybrid Events
The initial phase of the global pandemic shocked nearly every industry, with in-person events effectively grinding to a halt. Industry conferences that millions of people had relied on for networking, training, and generating business were suddenly gone. Fortunately, companies, organizers, and supporting event platforms were agile, quick-footed, and resourceful in their efforts to shift events […]
Data Quality, Data Stewardship, Data Governance: Three Keys
Typically, Data Governance programs start with Data Quality, because that is where end users or stakeholders begin to interact with data, especially from the reporting and analytics perspective. “They get a report that doesn’t match another report and they can’t marry it to other data,” said Mary Anne Hopper, Data Management Consultant at SAS Institute. […]
Five Data Governance Trends for Organizational Transformation in 2022
The importance of data has increased multifold as we step into 2022, with an emphasis on active Data Management and Data Governance. Furthermore, thanks to the introduction of new technology and tools, we are now able to automate labor-intensive data and privacy operations. Below are five Data Governance trends organizations can adopt based on digital […]
Why Zero Trust and XDR Are the Future of Data Security
Zero trust is a data security model that aims to protect networks against all devices and users. The model assumes that any device and user can be compromised at any time, and therefore should not be trusted even if they were previously authenticated. Traditional data security approaches use firewalls and virtual private networks (VPNs) to […]
Harnessing the Power of Today’s Data Requires Premium Data Management Tools
Data is the strongest weapon in any enterprise’s arsenal. With proper Data Management tools, organizations can use data to gain insight into customer patterns, update business processes, and ultimately get ahead of competitors in today’s increasingly digital world. With IDC predicting that there will be 175 zettabytes of data globally by 2025, many solutions have emerged on […]