The challenges of making better informed business decisions in a highly networked globalized structure isn’t a shortage of data. It’s having data existing in multiple systems, global sites and locations, hidden away in spreadsheets and in people’s heads.
Nearly every enterprise is faced with this data compartmentalized challenge to a greater or lesser degree. But how enterprises tackle it makes all the difference between rising to become a market leader or just an “also-ran.” The fact of the matter is that improved information will lead to improved decision-making and much better business outcomes. It is an established fact that data-powered organizations are at least 5% more industrious and 6% more lucrative as compared to the competition.
Having the capability to simply gain access and make use of huge data stores has always been a rather difficult proposition. However, in the past few years, the problem has been exacerbated by 10 times. If it was just a matter of more data, then more computing and database horsepower could resolve it. The larger problems for organizations are flourishing data silos and ever-increasing distribution.
Data Virtualization is the Key
Industry-prominent companies are tackling this challenge head on with the use of data virtualization. Data virtualization is an agile information assimilation methodology which enterprises can use to:
- Obtain more insights from their respective data
- React quicker to accelerating analytics/business intelligence needs
- Minimize costs by 50-75% as compared to data replication & consolidation methods
Data virtualization conceptualizes information from manifold sources and transparently brings it in one location to give you a cohesive, approachable view of the information that you require.
Equipped with fast and simple access to critical information, users can examine it with their preferred business intelligence/analytics tools to power a diverse range of business outcomes. As an example, they can enhance customer profitability, bring products to the market more quickly, minimize the costs and lower the involved risks.
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