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Reading Time: 3 minutesOne of the ways that you can tell that a concept or technology is gaining currency is that many people start interpreting or associating with it in their own way, sometimes in very, very different ways. Data virtualization is a…
Reading Time: 2 minutesI recently attended Business Technology Forum by Forrester Research in Florida. As the event title indicates business and technology cross-over more than ever, just as software-as-a-service (SaaS) applications have done for operations, and now self-service business intelligence (Self-Service BI) and…
Reading Time: 2 minutesOne of the biggest headaches that big corporations face is how to provide a unified view of data across regions. Most of them have grown as a result of acquisitions of regional companies that in many cases operate independently and…
Reading Time: 3 minutesI recently read an excellent article “A Strategist’s Guide to the Internet of Things” by Strategy & (formerly Booz & Company), which prompted me to think about what the Internet of Things for data strategists and data professionals. As we…
Reading Time: 3 minutesYou’ve undoubtedly heard the (tired) definition of big data involving the three “Vs” for volume, variety, and velocity. Now there’s a growing movement to associate a fourth V-word with big data sets: virtualization. But what is data virtualization? For years,…
Reading Time: 2 minutesData virtualization is being used in everything from small projects that are in need of quick data access, as part of bigger application or data warehousing project, as an enterprise-wide semantic or common data layer or any combination thereof. The…
Reading Time: 2 minutesSAP is the trusted provider of ERP, finance, and supply chain applications that run much of the world’s critical operations. However, many organizations have data that is spread across SAP, non-SAP, cloud, and on-premises systems, which hinders performance and usability….
Reading Time: 4 minutesGenerative AI (GenAI) is no longer a novelty or optional experiment for financial institutions. From global banks to asset managers and fintech upstarts, it is rapidly becoming the cornerstone of next-gen transformation. But unlocking real value—and avoiding headline-making risks—requires more…
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe AI ecosystem is rapidly evolving, driven by breakthroughs in machine learning, deep learning, natural language processing (NLP), and computer vision. Fueling this evolution, major tech companies, research institutions, and open-source communities are democratizing access to powerful new AI tools….
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe data lakehouse has emerged as a powerful and popular data architecture, combining the scale of data lakes with the management features of data warehouses. It promises a unified platform for storing and analyzing structured and unstructured data, particularly for…
