When Informatica talks about trust, we’re usually framing it around trusted data. It’s a core element of an enterprise data platfor: Can you trust that the data is accurate, timely, etc.? But then there’s security: Can you trust that your data is secure? In the cloud, on premises, regardless of application, at rest and in... more
Read: Ready for Artificial Intelligence? (Part 1) We, The People I’ll bet you can quote 10 different movies, where people have to fight for the fate of humanity against machines. My all-time favorite is 2001: A Space Odyssey, with HAL’s famous quote (maybe because it reminds me of how my mother would talk to me during... more
Informatica has always been 100% focused on driving the productivity of data management. Now, to take the next step, Informatica is building artificial intelligence into the Intelligent Data Platform as a service that will use enterprise metadata to make the platform more intelligent and productive.
Master data management (MDM) technology is entering a new stage of maturity. Driven by the rising demands of big data, today’s MDM is drastically different, offering greater capabilities, deployment options, and user flexibility than ever before. The market forces that have shaped this change are complex, but the result is a new generation of MDM... more
Last year, I flew more than 200,000 miles across the globe. And, while I lead Informatica’s product team, I wasn’t just traveling to support our R&D efforts. I spent a majority of the time traveling to meet with our customers – getting to hear their successes and desires for the future around how we work... more
With the recent placement of lions in Africa under the protection of the Endangered Species Act, it got me thinking. Will apps be the the next endangered species? We live in a world where there’s an app for everything. There are apps for managing every conceivable business function, from finances to HR to inventory, apps... more
In the old days, business intelligence was much easier. Enterprise data consisted largely of transactional data and while there were clear data issues in terms of data quality and integration, things were much simpler than they are today. In today’s world–as is captured effectively in the below slide—a data discussion is about a lot more... more
What is a Data Ready Enterprise? One that is able to treat data as a strategic asset throughout the organization. One that invests in its enterprise architecture to build a foundation of data ‘readiness’. One that incorporates data into its culture and uses it to drive high performance teams. Data Drives Profit In a recent... more
How do you know if you have found ‘true love’? Biologists and psychologists tell us that when we are struck by cupid’s arrow, our body is reacting to a set of chemicals that are released in the brain that evoke emotions and feelings of lust, attraction and attachment.[1] When those chemicals are released, our bodies... more
It’s no secret that Informatica is and always has been singularly focused on helping organizations, large and small, understand and adopt a “Data First” perspective. In 2015, we’ll continue to deliver more solutions, to empower our customers to derive more value from the massive explosion of data they are coping with. Data is the lifeblood... more