Reading Time: 5 minutes We’ve all heard the common expressions of the form “thing A is the new thing B.” Often spoken in a whimsical tone, this expression is meant to denote that “thing B” is being replaced in usage and popularity by “thing…
Reading Time: 2 minutes Recently, we have seen the rise of new technologies like big data, the Internet of things (IoT), and data lakes. But we have not seen many developments in the way that data gets delivered. Modernizing the data architectures is the…
Reading Time: 4 minutes In this era of data-driven companies, there is a lot of talk about data management, but it is my impression that we do not talk about it in a perfectly harmonious way, that we privilege some aspects of the phrase…
Reading Time: 3 minutes The phrase “survival of the fittest” originated from Darwin’sevolutionary theory, describing the mechanism by which natural selection occurs. In business, the same principles apply; fast moving markets, new trends, new methods of customer engagement, new emerging technologies, all favour organisations…
Reading Time: 3 minutes In this post I want to talk about a simple but powerful concept in business intelligence and analytics called a “unified semantic layer.” You might be a business user or analyst who works with a variety of tools, like Tableau…
Reading Time: 2 minutes Independent technology and market research company – Forrester Research has published The Forrester Wave™: Enterprise Data Fabric, Q2 2020 report. Using three high-level categories: offering, strategy, and market presence, the report has characterized and stacked up 15 enterprise data fabric…
Reading Time: 6 minutes In this post, I’m going to cover: How different data virtualization products interpret “data virtualization” differently The 5 unique characteristics of true data virtualization products Where the alternatives to data virtualization solutions underperform Data virtualization has outgrown its infancy. Many…
Reading Time: 3 minutes Organizations are rethinking their current data architectures. Unfortunately, the majority considers it a challenge. Obviously, one of the reasons is that they don’t do this every day. Also, insights about how to design them has changed over time. This article…
Reading Time: 3 minutes In my last post, I covered some of the latest best practices for enhancing data management capabilities in the cloud. Despite the increasing popularity of cloud services, enterprises continue to struggle with creating and implementing a comprehensive cloud strategy that…
Reading Time: 3 minutes Many of us are addicted to technology. You might have heard someone exclaim, “I spend way too much time on my phone,” or “Ugh, I need to get off of Instagram.” But you probably haven’t heard someone say, “I’m addicted…
