In my recent blog post, I wrote about the priorities and challenges of chief data officers (CDOs) in the financial services industry, as reported in IDC’s state of the chief data officer (CDO) survey commissioned by Informatica.[1] In this blog, I will look at the opportunity for greater use of the data collected by organizations.... more
Supply chain is the backbone for retail and manufacturing enterprises and it is witnessing a rapid digital transformation. Digitizing and modernizing the supply chain across business operations, processes, and systems enables retail and manufacturing enterprises to meet the demands of the ever-changing trade ecosystem. McKinsey research suggests that, on average, companies that aggressively digitize their... more
Cloud and AI are Driving a Change in Data Management Practices Data is the new currency, and it’s giving rise to a new data-driven economy. Some recent studies have found that an S&P 500 company’s average lifespan is now less than 20 years – down from 60 years in the 1950s. Almost all industries are... more
Covid-19 has forced us all to experience new ways to meet and new ways to work. If we can’t go to the office, well, we will bring the office to ourselves via Zoom. The same has happened to events – they have all pretty much gone “virtual” in some form or another. Dreamforce will be no exception. Billed as “Dreamforce... more
Is the cloud a great opportunity? Yes, when made safe outside the firewall The current state of explosive data creation and digital use across the world has disrupted business as usual and is driving a true paradigm shift to what Informatica calls Data 4.0. In the new world of AI-driven intelligence and automation, Data 4.0... more
Data. Governance. Two words. Fourteen letters. Loaded with history and pain. The label “data governance” carries with it a lot of baggage in healthcare organizations. Most agree that healthcare data is poorly understood and inadequately documented, and that the resulting reporting and analysis is unreliable and can’t be trusted. This causes frustration among managers and... more
As the pace of industry disruption and company transformation accelerates, ad hoc initiatives and one-off projects around data and analytics aren’t enough for sustainable success. You need a data strategy that will provide a foundation for the future, one that will democratize data and build a strong culture where every employee thinks about data as... more
Informatica is proud to share that Union Bank of the Philippines—and their Chief Customer Experience Officer, Ana Delgado—has just been named a winner for Ventana Research’s Digital Leadership Award for Customer Experience. 2020 marks the 13th year that Ventana Research has been recognizing organizations and individuals for their innovations in developing customer experience initiatives. For... more
Today many businesses are fortunate to have an abundance of valuable data that can enable increased intelligence and drive new revenue when put to proper use. Whether improving customer loyalty programs, applying analytics to understand consumer and organizational behavior, developing new products and services from insights, or to simply innovate faster, data is the lifeblood... more
Gartner recently published its 2020 Magic Quadrant for Metadata Management Solutions, naming Informatica as a Leader for the fifth consecutive year.[1] Gartner has positioned Informatica at the highest and furthest overall position for our ability to execute and completeness of vision. The key questions to ask are – what’s happening in the market that led... more