We’ve been on an exponential path with data over the last decade. Data 1.0 was when we used data to drive specific business applications. Data 2.0 was the aggregation of data to support enterprise-wide business processes. And in Data 3.0, we used data to power our digital transformation journeys. Today, with increasing demands and the... more
Over the last few years, the phrase “Data drives all business transformation” has been ubiquitous and probably over-used in different contexts (I plead guilty to that charge as a data and analytics professional). But as we all collectively grapple with personal and professional challenges in the interesting times we are living in now, the importance... more
Co-authored with Arsalan Sheikh, Cloud Integration Sales Specialist. The following story is a fictional account to illustrate issues faced by typical executives. The names of people and companies are made up, but the challenges are real. Lando Jacobs looked out the window from his office on the 32nd floor at the towering skyline of the... more
In the spirit of John Krasinski’s feel-good web series, SGN (Some Good News), we’re more excited than ever to celebrate our 2020 Informatica Innovation Award Winners and Honorees! While our celebration may have moved from an in-person reception to virtual, the mission remains the same: to recognize our customers’ successes as they leverage Informatica solutions... more
Succeeding in a New World of AI-Powered Intelligent Data Management I want to first acknowledge all the challenges and hardships that everyone is experiencing around the globe—both personally and professionally—with a special thank you to all the heroes out there on the front lines. From all of us at Informatica, we hope you, your family... more
Modern machine learning (ML) practitioners are accustomed to living the agile way: building success incrementally, failing quickly, and going through that “feature extraction > feature selection > modelling > evaluation” loop many, many times. A successful ML solution isn’t luck: it’s all about taking a small step, learning as much as possible from it, and... more
We all know by now that AI needs large amounts of data to increase the power of predictive analytics, but with the exponential growth in data, data in turn needs AI. I live a mile from the Pacific Ocean where some of the greatest athletes surf some of the largest waves in the world at... more
If you’ve been following my blog, I bet you’re catching onto a common theme: I love to discover and brag about our amazing customers and share their stories! For more than 25 years, we’ve seen how over 9,500 customers deliver data-driven innovation to their organizations. Their initiatives range from next-generation analytics (most recently through cloud... more
In the previous blog, we discussed how data processing engines are central to a data platform. In this blog, we’ll dive into the characteristics of pushdown optimization. If you’ve read the data engine blog series, so far, we described working with abstract definition of a data pipeline. That is, once the data pipeline is... more
It’s no secret that during the last few months of the year, holidays are top-of-mind for people around the globe. Likely, if you have a religious affiliation, or reside in a country with national holidays, you celebrate or experience some of the joys that the holidays can bring! Throughout this blog, I will highlight some... more