In recent posts, I’ve discussed the process of establishing an organizational vision and strategy for cloud technology. Once you’ve established a solid, supported, long-term strategy it’s time to get tactical and the bridge between strategy and tactical implementation is your roadmap. Everyone gets roadmaps as a metaphor and that a roadmap is a detailed guide... more
Since I started posting to “Cloud Data Management: Notes from the Field,” I’ve talked about my experiences with customers around tying cloud initiatives to business value, and the art of staying on track as other imperatives challenge the ongoing cloud roll out. Today we are going to discuss how Data Governance keeps your journey to... more
As companies embrace digital transformation, cloud adoption has visibly taken the front seat on business leaders’ minds. They are realizing that cloud adoption is a key enabler of the digital strategy. Companies are transforming customer engagements, business operations and product innovations touching every aspect of the company’s front and back office. The top drivers for... more
The One Cloud Question You Have to Answer Informatica is a data company, and that increasingly means we’re a cloud company. I spend a lot of time talking to CIOs, senior directors, and architects about the direction they’re taking with their data, and along with the drive toward enterprise-wide data management and integration, I hear... more
“Kicking the can down the road” approaches to data management may enable organizations to meet deadlines, but they need to understand that they will leave these organizations poorly prepared for the digital transformation that is sweeping through virtually every industry.
We are pleased to announce Informatica Cloud Services for Azure – Pay-As-You-Go (PAYG), the latest addition in our on-going commitment to support the Azure public cloud platform. Now, you can fast-track Azure data integration projects with no upfront costs – paying for only what you use. We built this solution to help lower cloud adoption... more
If you are like most enterprises, AWS is a major destination in your cloud journey. And AWS re:Invent a not-to-be missed cloud-fest event. Informatica is the company to meet at re:Invent to learn how data can accelerate your AWS success. As you take your journey to cloud, you will likely be evolving a hybrid cloud... more
Ryder logo-bearing trucks likely pass you by every day. But did you know that Ryder is a Fortune 500 company, relied upon by over 50,000 customers and more than half of Fortune 500 companies? These organizations look to Ryder to manage their critical fleet, transportation and supply chain, with 99% on-time delivery rate. Needless to... more
This means that for data management you are going to have to connect to everything, and plan for the fact that “everything” might be on-premise or in the cloud for the foreseeable future. If data management was hard before with the complexity and silos of the data center, it is going to get much harder as the number of cloud applications and platforms grow.
In Jeanne Ross’ book “Enterprise Architecture as Strategy”, she tells the story of the Winchester House in Santa Clara, California. For those who haven’t been there, it was assembled without a master plan. They think there are 160 rooms but no one seems to agree upon the exact number. If this sounds eerily familiar, Jeanne... more