Infogix, a leading provider of data solutions, debuted its annual list of transformative data trends businesses must prepare for in 2021.
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Each year, Infogix’s global experts’ team pinpoints critical data challenges and growth opportunities data leaders will face in the new year. However, 2020 was an unprecedented year. The coronavirus pandemic has affected the way every trend will play out in 2021.
“When employees were thrust into remote work environments due to the pandemic, data-driven organizations were forced to rethink data processes and procedures,” said Emily Washington, executive vice president of product management at Infogix. “As we head into 2021, organizations are embracing data technologies that improve IT infrastructure and meet the evolving needs of data users.”
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The following seven data trends will dominate 2021 and shape the future of business:
- A Better Way of Solving Major Data Challenges of a Remote Workforce
More employees are working from home than ever before, increasing the need for on on-demand availability and access to data from remote locations. Pair that with heightened security and data privacy concerns that come with remote access. - Organizations are now placing additional emphasis on cataloging enterprise data. By prioritizing self-service, organizations are establishing business-ready data catalogs, enabling on-demand data search, access and usage of data from home.
- Forward-Thinking Companies Prioritize Business-First Data Catalogs
Last year, the adoption of data governance transformed industries and organizations. Conversely, creating a significant buzz around the data catalog. - Boosting Data Literacy by Adding Business Context Around Data
For years, organizations have tried to solve the challenge of connecting data to business context. Leaders bring together teams to work toward the ultimate goal – establishing a common understanding among technical and non-technical users who work with data. - Increasingly, automated data lineage technologies strengthen and facilitate data literacy. Automated data lineage enables companies to provide detailed and precise business context around enterprise data assets and empower business users to trust, understand and benefit from data.
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