Wanted: An Integration Layer for Data Management That Actually Works

As data silos continues to expand and data management difficulties continue to compound, a consensus is starting to build that what the industry needs now is a standard, repeatable, and efficient way of managing all that Read more…

New ‘Maturity Index’ Seeks Answers to Data Questions

What is the state of data maturity in the enterprise? That’s the question that Carruthers and Jackson sought answers to with this week’s publication of its inaugural Data Maturity Index, which is based on surveys of Read more…

CDOs Taking a Strategic Seat at the Executive Table: Report

The importance of the Chief Data Officer is increasing, according to a new report from the EDM Council. The trade association’s 2023 Global Data Management Benchmark Report explores the growth of data management as a f Read more…

Data Access Bottlenecks Lead to Missed Opportunities: Immuta

A new report from Immuta found that 89% of organizations report missing business opportunities because of data access bottlenecks. Immuta’s third annual "State of Data Engineering Survey" spotlights top data enginee Read more…

Data as a Commodity: Shenzhen Data Exchange Launches Trading

Data is now being traded as a commodity in China. The Shenzhen Data Exchange, a state-run data exchange, launched in November with an inaugural ceremony and exhibition in Shenzhen. Official trading began after a year- Read more…

AWS Unleashes the DataZone

Managing data at scale is arguably the biggest impediment companies face when it comes to getting value out of their data. With that in mind, AWS today announced Amazon DataZone, a new data management service designed to Read more…

Microsoft Bolsters Azure Integration with SQL Server 2022

SQL Server 2022 customers will see benefits in the areas of data integration, analytics, governance, and high availability thanks to the database’s enhanced connectivity to the Azure cloud, Microsoft announced today. Read more…

Collibra and the Future of Data Intelligence

If you’re in sales and marketing, you look to Salesforce for automation. If you manage IT assets, it’s ServiceNow. Human resources? That’s Workday. But what if data is the underlying asset? What platform do you tur Read more…

AWS Report Explores the Priorities of Today’s CDO

AWS has released a collaborative research report on the role of the contemporary Chief Data Officer that reflects on how the position and its priorities have evolved. “CDO Agenda 2023: Prioritizing Business Value Creat Read more…

Developing Kafka Data Pipelines Just Got Easier

Developing data pipelines in Apache Kafka just got easier thanks to the launch of Stream Designer, a graphical design tool that is now available on Confluent Cloud. Confluent also used this week’s Kafka conference, dub Read more…

Starburst Announces New Data Product Functionality

Starburst has announced enhanced functionality for its Data Products software with new cross-cloud analytics capabilities for Starburst Enterprise customers. The new capabilities are supported by Starburst Stargate, a Read more…

MIT and Databricks Report Finds Data Management Key to Scaling AI

A new report from MIT Technology Review, in association with Databricks, found that 72% of C-level respondents believe data mismanagement will jeopardize future AI success. The report, “CIO vision 2025: Bridging the Read more…

Immuta Report Highlights ‘Aspiration Gap’ in Cloud Data Management

A new IDC InfoBrief, sponsored by data access specialist Immuta, has found that while 87% of European CXOs named becoming a data-driven organization as a high priority, significant challenges remain in their cloud data m Read more…

Report: Data Mature Organizations See 3x Greater Revenue

Digital insights specialist Heap has announced findings from its newly released sponsored IDC white paper, “How Data Maturity and Product Analytics Improve Digital Experiences and Business Outcomes.” The paper found Read more…

Cloud Migrations Negatively Impacting Data Estates, Capital One Says

We’re in the midst of a massive migration of data to the cloud at the moment, driven in large part by the promises of advanced analytics and AI and the competitive advantages they can bring. However, before getting thi Read more…

Truist Buys Zaloni’s Data Platform to Bolster Analytics, AI

Truist, a Charlotte, North Carolina-based bank with half a trillion dollars in assets, this week announced that it has acquired key assets from Zaloni, including its flagship data management platform, called Arena, along Read more…

Report: 80% of Global Workers Experience Information Overload

OpenText, provider of an integrated information management platform, has released the results of a survey that found eight out of 10 global workers are suffering from information overload due to siloed data in too many p Read more…

Business Intelligence Platform Omni Launches with $27M

Business intelligence platform Omni publicly launched today with $26.9 million in total funding. The company believes users shouldn’t have to choose between a governed model and a fast business intelligence tool, and i Read more…

New Study Finds Data Intelligence Maturity Drives 3x Better Business Outcomes

Data intelligence specialist Collibra has sponsored a new IDC white paper, the 2022 Data Intelligence Index, that finds organizations with higher levels of maturity concerning data intelligence are likely to realize high Read more…

UK Information Commissioner Releases Data Privacy Plan

Imagine a world without third-party trackers, marketing calls and scammers, targeted ads for children, and AI bias. Although this sounds too good to be true, The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) of the United Ki Read more…