The adage that “we are a software company” is quickly becoming “we are a data company.” In today’s world, software is only as good as the data within it – and the ability to deploy it. As the wave of organizations leveraging cloud data platforms like Snowflake and Databricks continues to build, enterprises must...
In our super-connected world, data is everywhere, influencing every choice, interaction, and experience we have each day. Simply having data isn’t a bragging right anymore – it’s table stakes. The real game-changer for a modern company is its knack for turning that raw data into a goldmine of insights. Think...
For many, the appeal of a decentralized data architecture relates to its potential for enhanced collaboration. But to achieve this kind of streamlined collaboration, your team must first establish a system of secure, self-service domains. In a previous blog, we explored how to make decentralized data mesh architectures a reality based on phData’s...
Although we are living in an age of unprecedented data generation, none of it matters if we can’t make that data available for analysis in a secure and timely manner. In order for users to analyze and derive insights from data, it must be discoverable and accessible. Streamlining accessibility has...
In 2020, global spending on cloud data services reached $312 billion. In 2022, Gartner estimates that this number will rise to a staggering $482 billion. This immense increase proves that the migration to and adoption of cloud platforms is the bona fide standard for contemporary information services and analysis. With...
In his Lord of the Rings series, J.R.R. Tolkien writes of 19 rings of power that give their bearers wealth, dominion, and control. Of these, the most powerful is the “One Ring,” which affords its bearer control over all other rings and, by extension, the entire world. What do rings have to...
With data at the root of business-driving initiatives, the need to maintain data security and compliance is becoming imperative for leaders across industries. Security measures, however, are facing an increasingly daunting landscape of potential threats. According to a new survey by the International Data Corporation (IDC), 54% of European organisations experienced an increase in...
When we think of threats to data, malicious hackers who are out to profit off our information tend to come to mind. But what about the risks that are hiding in plain sight? Outdated systems, shared passwords, and lax controls may all seem like low grade issues – until they...
With global business and operations so heavily reliant on data collection, sharing, and analysis, data breaches can seem inevitable. In fact, the Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC) reports that there were 445 publicly-reported data compromises in Q1 of FY23 that affected 89,140,686 individuals worldwide. While organizations often take a proactive approach to...
As organizations look to migrate and optimize their data resources, cloud data platforms are continuing to evolve. But while these platforms offer enhanced storage, compute, and analysis capabilities for the modern data stack, they may also broaden the attack surface of data ecosystems. More platforms–combined with more users and more data–can...
Today’s data engineering teams face various challenges wrangling massive volumes of data, dispersed stakeholders with competing priorities, and distributed data architectures. But of all these variables, which is the most taxing? In this blog, we’ll delve into the most common data engineering challenges as reported by 600 data engineers, and how...
According to one 2022 report, 89% of companies claim that their organization is taking a multi-cloud approach to data storage and analysis. This means the data they collect lives in at least two different cloud databases, if not more. The data must be accessible to the variety of tools meant to...
According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights, there were 4,419 reported healthcare data breaches between 2009-2021. As a result of these breaches, roughly 314,063,186 health data records were exposed to those with no right or legitimate purpose to access them. In the first half...
Modern enterprises rely on data to deliver insights across every line of business, from sales and marketing to finance and HR. Gone are the days when data use was limited in scope – today’s increasingly decentralized data initiatives and architectures require decentralized access management. Continuing to consolidate data stewardship within...
For Dave DeWalt, Founder and Managing Director of advisory firm (and Immuta investor) NightDragon, the modern data stack–like dragons–has a compelling dual nature. Balancing power with danger, both evolving data stacks and dragons contain immense potential strength that can (quite literally) go up in flames if not managed properly. DeWalt, John Cordo,...
As data storage and analysis continue to migrate from on-premises frameworks to those based in the cloud, the market for cloud storage and data security platforms (DSPs) has expanded. In fact, the global cloud security market is projected to grow from $29.3 billion in 2021 to $106 billion by 2029. This highlights...
Data is essential to modern business, thanks to its ability to improve insights and drive competitive decision-making. Yet, while many organizations are adopting cloud data platforms to simplify seamless onboarding of new data sources, managing access to data can significantly slow time-to-value. Should this stop you from adding more data...
It’s no surprise that nearly 90% of organizations rely on a multi-cloud strategy to get value from their data. Yet, despite budgets for data management solutions continuing to increase, 57% of data leaders say that “their tools and tech definitely need improvement.” This may indicate a lack of cohesion across cloud platforms, but it...
Attribute-based access control (ABAC) grants or restricts access to data using context-based decisions based on information about the user, the data itself, the intended action, and the environment generally. It’s well-documented that ABAC is the more flexible, scalable access control option when compared to static role-based access control – NIST has formally supported...
Successful data platform teams and championship sports teams have a handful of things in common – strong baseline skill sets, effective coaching and training, and good communication skills. But as people come and go, what’s the secret of those that remain on the top over years or even decades? I...
Recently, across the social media spectrum there has been an uptick in government program leaders, technology salespeople, and systems integrators all sharing opinions on how best to deploy new technology quickly, cost effectively, and with the proper architecture to support both short- and long-term federal program goals. Unsurprisingly, there’s little consensus, with...
Collecting and analyzing aggregated data is essential in today’s connected world, but are you doing everything necessary to ensure the privacy of the individuals behind that data? Not only is it ethical and moral to take necessary security precautions when dealing with consumer data, but it’s also a legal requirement...
We’re all familiar with supply chains in the realm of manufacturing. Well, the same concept applies to data management. In data management, there are data supply chains that involve raw inputs from source data systems that go through a number of processing steps and emerge at the end as a...
The terms ‘data intelligence’ and ‘data analytics’ may as well be enshrined in marble for any modern business looking to capitalize on the power of information. But does your business have a handle on what data intelligence and data analytics are, and more importantly, what they mean for your company?...
Data has been called “the new gold” for its ability to transform and automate business processes; it has also been called “the new uranium” for its ability to violate the human right to privacy on a massive scale. And just as nuclear engineers could effortlessly enumerate fundamental differences in gold...
Organizations expanding their cloud data ecosystems (multi- and cross-cloud services for building data products) are faced with a number of options on where to enforce fine-grained access control policies on sensitive data, including security and privacy controls. As modern cloud architectures decouple compute and storage layers, the policy tier that...
Immuta was born out of the Intelligence Community in 2015 to help organizations solve the most complex data access control challenges. These challenges have only grown since that time as our dependency on sharing sensitive data across platforms and groups to support decision makers has increased. To meet the needs of this...
A data governance tool can help your organization automate data governance at scale, increase data utilization, and comply with data privacy regulations. In this blog post, we’ll highlight five of the most important features to look for in a data governance tool.
Many people fall into data engineering by accident. Software engineers may find that they enjoy building platforms to drive their company’s data initiatives; data scientists may find they need to get “dirty” to deliver insights at scale. What they have in common is that there’s always something new to learn...