Informatica has been named a leader in IDC’s first-ever Marketscape for Worldwide Data Catalog Software. We are delighted and honored by this assessment from IDC. IDC views data intelligence as the future unified data platform. In the report, IDC states, “The future of intelligence is informed by data intelligence, where data-native workers and machines can... more
I’m excited to share that Informatica has been recognized as the Microsoft Data Analytics Partner of the Year at Microsoft Inspire, this year’s digital partner conference. With over 3,300 nominations from more than 100 countries, the Microsoft Partner of the Year Awards are a competitive, worldwide recognition of excellence among Microsoft partners who truly stand... more
In this era of data-driven business initiatives, many chief data officers (CDO) are focused on driving new revenue opportunities, increasing efficiencies, and reducing costs as much as minimizing risk and ensuring compliance. Data governance and data management strategies often center on delivering greater value to the business. But even the best-designed strategy may fail if... more
Over the last several months, I’ve had the opportunity to be involved in discussions with chief data officers (CDOs) about how they are dealing with the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Across industries, there are three key themes that have consistently surfaced. Dealing with the Initial Shock A crisis such as a global pandemic creates... more
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