If you are considering Amazon Redshift for your new data warehousing project, you are definitely not alone! Many of our customers are going through a data-driven digital transformation and have already implemented modern data warehouse projects with Amazon Redshift. Yet many more are requesting our help to do so now. Major drivers for this... more
I hear this idea a lot lately: Data, we’ve suddenly realized, is a business asset, a source of potential value. This is certainly true, but a lot of the discussion seems to frame that opportunity as a bonus, something extra. That’s ridiculous. “Making the most of your data” is not the limited province of extra-clever... more
At Informatica World this week, we talked about Informatica’s strategy going forward, as well as our new innovative products and services. We also shared our new brand story with the world. This isn’t only about our new logo, but rather, a signal to the market and ourselves that we’re evolving, changing how we define ourselves;... more
The business world is at a major inflection point due to the disruptive power of data. From smart phones to smart homes, the number of connected devices is exponentially increasing. By 2020, we expect to see 20 billion connected devices, each continually creating new data. The rapid growth of Cloud, Big Data and machine learning... more
Public Cloud is disrupting IT. Enterprises everywhere are looking to deploy their entire IT stack, including data management, to public clouds. And AWS is THE public cloud. Recent studies have shown it to be twice as large as its three nearest competitors. To many large enterprises, AWS is the new platform for modern IT. You... more
Here we are. Just a few short days away from Informatica World 2017. If you haven’t registered yet, I encourage you to consider coming out and joining us for the most informative data event that you’ll attend all year. And it’s in the heart of San Francisco! If you have registered, perhaps you’re starting to... more
As organizations look to power their digital transformations with data, an increasing number are leveraging Integration Hubs to build organized and efficient data backbones. Hubs are getting renewed attention from market analysts and more and more customers are choosing the hub as the infrastructure to build their business transformations on. Come to Informatica World... more
Data Loss Prevention I had thought that data leakage and data loss are one and the same, until I had a discussion with our CISO, Roger Hale. He gave me his thoughts on the difference between the two. While data loss and data leakage can both result in a data breach, the detection and handling... more
A battle is raging in the consumer goods and retail world for our hearts, minds, loyalty, clicks and ultimately hard earned cash. Consumer or customer engagement programs regularly feature in the most strategic programs in consumer goods and retail organisations. A quick glance at my ‘noise’ email account[i] shows how many companies are participating –... more
Are you responsible for data archives at your organization, and wondering if you should attend Informatica World 2017. If so, here are key questions to ask yourself: Are there a lot of legacy applications in your IT portfolio? Are you looking to free up some of your IT budget, in order to fund new innovations?... more