The shape of data management continues to change, often driven by companies’ embrace of real-time big data analytics. Static reports are not going away, but they are being joined by predictive analytics systems that are hooked into operations, as discussed in this edition of the Talking Data podcast.
Static reporting for analytics will continue, but it could very well take a backseat to newer methods over time. Data preparation was once a much simpler discussion, the podcasters reflect, but data is no longer taking a one-way path ending in a data warehouse. Instead, it is a part of real-time system that is “always on.”