A music playlist for relaxing, working out, or just plain entertainment is essential gear for millions of people. And building that playlist is easier than ever when using one of the multitudes of applications that can help you create that perfect ensemble. These applications are predominantly cloud based and cloud native—they are software as a... more
Moving to the cloud is table stakes now. Business are adopting cloud infrastructure and applications faster to optimize cost and maximize ROI. As a result, iPaaS (integration platform as a service) has never been more important. At the simplest level, iPaaS is a cloud-friendly way to manage, develop, and integrate data and applications. But to... more
Taking A Modern Approach So Your MDM Implementations Aren’t Lengthy, Difficult, or Costly Master Data Management (MDM) implementations have successfully delivered value across nearly every industry, sector, and geography. MDM has been a staple in data architectures for over 20 years and is recognized as a mature technology—but that doesn’t mean it’s stopped evolving. What is Master Data Management? Organizations... more
When it comes to improving efficiency and making sure no partner is left behind, B2B integration offers significant opportunities for enterprises. The reality is, gaining visibility into partner data remains a challenge for most businesses. According to Deloitte, 65% of procurement leaders have limited visibility beyond their tier 1 partners. Trusted partners play an... more
Co-authored with Anand Sridharan Why Auto Scaling? How should you configure your Cloud Data Integration Elastic (CDI-E) cluster? Is the cluster too large or too small? Does it have the right number of nodes to meet SLAs? All these are difficult questions to answer. Workloads may not stay the same and can differ hour by... more
Supply chain leaders were already being tested in recent years by volatile market trends, rapidly changing customer demands, and new and emerging risks to supply chain disruption. The new reality of the global pandemic has introduced even more challenges for supply chain management. Although making use of agility and operational business insights to build supply chain resilience has long been a priority for CPOs, CFOs, and supply chain executives, the pandemic has increased the urgency: 31 percent of CFOs indicated supply chain issues rank as one of... more
Senior IT leaders and enterprise architects face pressure to modernize data architectures and data management practices that have a direct, “line-of-sight” impact on the goals of business stakeholders. Given the disruptive times we live in, many organizations are working to accelerate their digital transformation and modernization. The strategic initiatives associated with digital transformation and modernization... more
At Informatica, we firmly believe the world of Data 4.0 is here. In this world, trusted data drives digital transformation. Trusted data creates sustainable competitive advantage. Data also carries significant risks and liabilities if best practices around data privacy and compliance are not enforced. But data can be the most valuable compounding asset when managed... more
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a dramatic impact on society worldwide. The emotional and economic damage will be felt for a long time. And the crisis is still evolving, with some countries opening up and staff returning to their offices only to close down again or restrict movement. Communicating Effectively As employees adjust the way... more
Gartner just published its 2020 Magic Quadrant for Data Quality Solutions, recognizing Informatica as a Leader for the thirteenth time. As someone who has worked for Informatica on every Data Quality Magic Quadrant since 2006 (the first year it published), I have seen the data landscape evolve over time. There are now more data users,... more