Digital transformation is driving organizations to become much more data intensive. Organizations now process information from an increasing number of internal and external sources. There are many more devices generating information, including IoT sensors. The consumerization of IT and the focus on improving customer, partner and workplace experiences requires organizations to be more responsive. This digitization is leading to a proliferation of different types of databases built to process different types of information. Our research shows nearly two-thirds (63%) of organizations are using three or more different database technologies in their analytics and data processes.
Here are five factors creating requirements for data-intensive applications and some suggestions for information architectures to handle these requirements.
