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• Managing unstructured data is crucial to enterprises' AI goals

  Unstructured data makes up a huge portion of most businesses' data volume. But, with data-hungry AI systems coming online, making sense of these stores has never been more important.  Continue Reading

• Data silos and culture lead to data transformation challenges

  Data continues to grow at a rapid rate, and users are faced with increasing complexity and challenges to make sense of it all in a way that helps improve business outcomes.  Continue Reading

• How enterprises navigate GDPR data management rules

  For businesses that operate in the European Union, complying with GDPR has to be a top priority. In many of these organizations, the burden is falling on the data management staff.  Continue Reading

• Data integration vs. ETL in the age of big data

  Data integration provides a consistent view of business performance across multiple data sources, though it needs to keep up with the changing needs of organizations and the big data revolution.  Continue Reading

• DOD CDO shares 7 data management best practices

  The DOD's first chief data officer, Michael Conlin, shares tips on how organizations can modernize their data management practices with the objective of matching private enterprise.  Continue Reading

• 5 data integration challenges and how to overcome them

  Automation can solve a lot of problems, but it can't necessarily solve them all. Learn about the top five data integration challenges and what else can be done to overcome them.  Continue Reading

• Align business and IT drivers through data quality best practices

  Information management consultants talk about the importance of aligning business and IT drivers for a holistic architectural approach to ensuring strong data quality.  Continue Reading

• Database management tools from third parties make natives restless

  Third-party database performance tools offer attractive alternatives to management software from DBMS vendors, provided their capabilities include orchestration, governance and integration.  Continue Reading

• Weighing the use of third-party database administration tools

  Database expert Chris Foot details the key reasons why DBAs should consider using third-party database administration to fill gaps left by the major database manufacturers.  Continue Reading

• How big tech breakup would affect the tech industry

  Breaking up the tech giants would be difficult and might create initial chaos in market, help smaller competitors and potentially raise prices for enterprises.  Continue Reading

• Data warehouse vs. data lake vs. data mart: Beyond the RDBMS

  There are many ways to store big data, but the choice of data warehouse vs. data lake vs. data mart comes down to who uses the data and how. Use this cheat sheet to compare.  Continue Reading

• 10 Apache Kafka best practices for data management pros

  How can data management teams most effectively deploy and use Apache Kafka in data pipelines and streaming applications? Here are some key guidelines to follow.  Continue Reading

• Enterprise data marketplace aims to ease self-service chaos

  Self-service data preparation can duplicate work and slow down analytics. One possible fix: an internal marketplace where users can 'shop' for data assets.  Continue Reading

• Data management roles: Data architect vs. data engineer, others

  Veteran data pro Michael Bowers differentiates between key data management positions, including their salaries and which ones can add the most business value.  Continue Reading

• Information Builders exec talks data management ethics

  In this Q&A, James Cotton, director of the Data Management Centre of Excellence at Information Builders, offers advice on how organizations can carry out ethical data management.  Continue Reading