Industry 4.0 demands businesses to have analytics tools seamlessly integrated into the enterprise tech stack, to best leverage the data gathered.
Enterprises of all sizes, types and industries with legacy tech stacks find it challenging to get secure access to data whenever required. With the advent of industry 4.0, organizations generate a huge volume of data that has actionable insights for businesses to scale exponentially. Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems, spreadsheets, social media data, and other sources generate a huge volume of structured and unstructured business data.
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According to a recent report published by Fortune Business insights, the market size of data integration will rise from USD 11.94 billion in 2022 to USD 29.16 billion by 2029, with a 13.6% CAGR during the forecast period. Organizations need to implement robust big data integration strategies to ingrain data-driven workflows throughout the operations.
Business decision makers are exploring opportunities to adopt a data-driven approach to accelerate their digital transformation efforts.
Here are a few best big data integration strategies that CIOs can consider:
CIOs should consider developing an approach that includes all seamlessly integrated data functions and information distributed across multiple servers to design an efficient big data integration. Enterprises need to thoroughly evaluate the data flow during the gathering, migrating, and storing of the information. Moreover, they need to also look after the security, performance, and disaster recovery approaches while integrating big data into their tech stack. DataOps teams should evaluate the data movement topology throughout the end-to-end data management processes. Organizations that do not have a robust big data integration strategy will not be able to establish transparency on how to manage data in real-time and with accuracy.
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In organizations that consider integration as an IT responsibility, data is usually perceived as applications and infrastructure’s byproduct. Enterprises need to strategically shift the focus of data from being a byproduct to a product for an effective data integration strategy. Self-serve and no-code tools will assist businesses in gaining actionable insights to improve the data flow throughout the organization.
Businesses today generate a huge amount of unpredictable data through various channels. But with the increasing number of channels and the nature of data collected, inaccessibility of the channels can become a challenge. Enterprises with complex data environments need to rationalize data across multiple verticals. There are many big data integration service providers that look after end-to-end integration needs. Attracting and recruiting the best integration experts in-house will help to accelerate the processes. CIOs should consider designing strategic data governance policy without compromising the data quality to ensure smoother integration.
One of the most significant ways to ensure a smooth big data integration is by developing contextual data models that portray data elements flowing into the lake. Developing a metadata model can assist users in connecting data sources to their own projects and clarify misinterpretations across the different channels.
DevOps teams can integrate application development with deployment, but with DataOps, they need to integrate streamlined dataflows. Enterprises can consider big data integration as a part of their application development cycle to ensure smooth integration. DataOps teams can migrate the data first and transform it later to streamline the big data integration process.
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Nikhil Sonawane is a Tech Journalist with OnDot Media. He has 4+ years of technical expertise in drafting content strategies for Blockchain, Supply Chain Management, Digital Transformation, Artificial Intelligence, Big Data, SaaS, PaaS, cloud computing, Data analytics, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) solutions, and other emerging enterprise technologies and trends.With eclectic experience in working and writing about complex enterprise systems, he has an impressive track record of success. Through his specialized knowledge of thoughtful and compelling writing styles, he covers a wide range of topics that delve into organizational effectiveness, successful change, and innovation management.His Commitment to ongoing learning and improvement helps him to deliver thought-provoking insights and analysis on complex technologies and tools that are revolutionizing modern enterprises.He brings his eye for editorial detail and keen sense of language skills to every article he writes. If traveling was free, it would have been difficult to trace him.
