The volume and the importance of data are growing, and the generation of it is multiplying at an astounding rate. The challenge is that much of this data is being created at the edge of the network, and in general, IT infrastructure has not been built to handle the increased flow of data back to a central hub for processing. For data to be at the center of business, it should also be at the center of IT infrastructure. But instead, infrastructure has been built over time, with data siloed by … [Read more...]