The Future-Proof Data Preparation Checklist for Generative AI Adoption
Actian | Data Management & Integration Blog
by Actian Corporation
2w ago
Data preparation is a critical step in the data analysis workflow and is essential for ensuring the accuracy, reliability, and usability of data for downstream tasks. But as companies continue to struggle with data access and accuracy, and as data volumes multiply, the challenges of data silos and trust become more pronounced. According to Ventana Research, data teams spend a whopping 69% of their time on data preparation tasks. Data preparation might be the least enjoyable part of their job, but the quality and cleanliness of data directly impacts analytics, insights ..read more
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How to Measure and Report on Supply Chain Sustainability the Right Way
Actian | Data Management & Integration Blog
by Actian Corporation
2w ago
In an era where sustainability is not just a buzzword, but a strategic imperative, the supply chain plays a pivotal role in shaping an organization’s environmental and social footprint. Here are some ways to guide your business on the essential aspects of measuring and reporting sustainability within the supply chain, focusing on data management, goal and metric definitions, and adherence to reporting standards. Data Management: Unraveling the Threads of Sustainability In the intricate web of supply chain operations, data serves as the thread that weaves together the fabric of sustainability ..read more
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How to Modernize Your Data Management Strategy in the Auto Industry
Actian | Data Management & Integration Blog
by Actian Corporation
2w ago
In the data-driven automotive industry, a modern data management strategy is needed to oversee and drive data usage to improve operations, spark innovation, meet customer demand for features and services, create designs and safety features, and inform decisions. Keeping the strategy up to date ensures it meets your current data needs and aligns with business priorities. With so many data sources now available—and new ones constantly emerging—in addition to data volumes growing rapidly, companies in the automotive industry need a data management strategy that supports this modern real ..read more
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Data Security: The Advantages of Hybrid vs. Public Clouds
Actian | Data Management & Integration Blog
by Actian Corporation
3w ago
As an industry, we often discuss proper and effective data analysis, however data security is actually even more important. After all, what good is effective analysis without securing the foundational data? Additionally, in 2024 there are numerous clouds one can persist data within including public, private, and hybrid cloud environments. This raises the natural question of how to properly secure your data for the cloud. Public, Multi-Cloud, and Hybrid Clouds It helps to start with a baseline of common terminology used throughout the industry. Public clouds are publicly accessible compute and ..read more
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The Link Between Trusted Data and Expanded Innovation
Actian | Data Management & Integration Blog
by Actian Corporation
3w ago
One highlight of my job is being able to talk to customers and prospective customers throughout the year at various events. What I keep hearing is that data is hard, and this holds true for companies of all sizes. And they’re right. Data can be hard. It can be hard to integrate, manage, govern, secure, and analyze. Building pipelines to new data sources can also be hard. Business and IT both need data to be accessible to all users and applications, cost-effective to store, and deliver real-time insights. Any data challenges will limit these capabilities and present major barriers to innovation ..read more
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Measuring and Reporting on Supply Chain Sustainability the Right Way
Actian | Data Management & Integration Blog
by Actian Corporation
1M ago
In an era where sustainability is not just a buzzword but a strategic imperative, the supply chain plays a pivotal role in shaping an organization’s environmental and social footprint. Here are some ways to guide your business on the essential aspects of measuring and reporting sustainability within the supply chain, focusing on data management, goal and metric definitions, and adherence to reporting standards. Data Management: Unraveling the Threads of Sustainability In the intricate web of supply chain operations, data serves as the thread that weaves together the fabric of sustainability. C ..read more
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How to Optimize Data In Any Environment
Actian | Data Management & Integration Blog
by Actian Corporation
1M ago
New demands, supply chain complexity, truly understanding customers, and other challenges have upended the traditional business landscape and forced organizations to rethink their strategies and how they’re using data. Organizations that are truly data-driven have opportunities to gain new market share and grow their competitive advantage. Those that don’t will continue to struggle—and in a worst-case scenario, may not be able to keep their doors open. Data Is Needed to Drive and Support Use Cases As organizations face the threat of a recession, geopolitical instability, concerns about inflati ..read more
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Legacy Transactional Databases: Oh, What a Tangled Web
Actian | Data Management & Integration Blog
by Teresa Wingfield
1M ago
Database modernization is increasingly needed for digital transformation, but it’s hard work. There are many reasons why; this blog will drill down on one of the main ones: legacy entanglements. Often, organizations have integrated legacy databases with business processes, the applications they run (and their dependencies), and systems such as enterprise resource planning, customer relationship management, supply chain management, human resource management, point-of-sales systems, and e-commerce. Plus, there’s middleware and integration, identify and access management, backup and recovery, rep ..read more
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Data Processing Across Hybrid Environments Is Important, Analysts Say
Actian | Data Management & Integration Blog
by Actian Corporation
1M ago
Would you be surprised to know that by 2026, eight in 10 enterprises will have data spread across multiple cloud providers and on-premises data centers? This prediction by Ventana Research’s Matt Aslett is based, at least in part, on the trend of organizations increasingly using more than one cloud service in addition to their on-premises infrastructure. Optimizing all of this data—regardless of where it lives—requires a modern data platform capable of accessing and managing data in hybrid environments. “As such, there is a growing requirement for cloud-agnostic data platforms, both operationa ..read more
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The Trend Continues: Actian Once Again Named a Top Workplace
Actian | Data Management & Integration Blog
by Actian Corporation
1M ago
At Actian, we’re about enabling customers to trust their data. But, within our company, we also trust each other—our highly skilled, talented, and personable employees have confidence in each other and in our leadership team. That’s one of the reasons Actian is a great place to work. Our dedicated staff and employee-first approach to business make a significant difference in the services and technologies we provide to customers. They’re also why Actian is recognized by our employees for our culture and also why we just earned another award for being a Top Workplace. Elevating the Employee Expe ..read more
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