When contacted, data management vendors offered several tips on how companies should handle a move to the cloud.
1. Don’t take your problems to the cloud.
Suganthi Shivkumar, South Asia managing director for Informatica, said: “The cloud is just another medium [and is] driven by economics. It will not radically change data quality.”
That is, companies should not take the move to the cloud as an overhaul because problems from badly-kept data will still exist in the cloud, said Shivkumar.
Companies should first ensure data is complete and accurate, and has passed through all traditional data hygiene checks, before preparing the move to the cloud, she said.
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The advent of offsite data residing on the cloud has raised concerns about data management and integrity. Earlier this year, the U.S. government held a two-day meeting discussing topics such as data management in the cloud, and the implications of data privacy across geographic borders.
When contacted, data management vendors offered several tips on how companies should handle a move to the cloud.
1. Don’t take your problems to the cloud.
Suganthi Shivkumar, South Asia managing director for Informatica, said: “The cloud is just another medium [and is] driven by economics. It will not radically change data quality.”
That is, companies should not take the move to the cloud as an overhaul because problems from badly-kept data will still exist in the cloud, said Shivkumar.
Companies should first ensure data is complete and accurate, and has passed through all traditional data hygiene checks, before preparing the move to the cloud, she said.
http://www.zdnetasia.com/news/business/0,39044229,62059475,00.htm
The advent of offsite data residing on the cloud has raised concerns about data management and integrity. Earlier this year, the U.S. government held a two-day meeting discussing topics such as data management in the cloud, and the implications of data privacy across geographic borders.
