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Principles of Data Fabric

By : Sonia Mezzetta
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Principles of Data Fabric

By: Sonia Mezzetta

Overview of this book

Data can be found everywhere, from cloud environments and relational and non-relational databases to data lakes, data warehouses, and data lakehouses. Data management practices can be standardized across the cloud, on-premises, and edge devices with Data Fabric, a powerful architecture that creates a unified view of data. This book will enable you to design a Data Fabric solution by addressing all the key aspects that need to be considered. The book begins by introducing you to Data Fabric architecture, why you need them, and how they relate to other strategic data management frameworks. You’ll then quickly progress to grasping the principles of DataOps, an operational model for Data Fabric architecture. The next set of chapters will show you how to combine Data Fabric with DataOps and Data Mesh and how they work together by making the most out of it. After that, you’ll discover how to design Data Integration, Data Governance, and Self-Service analytics architecture. The book ends with technical architecture to implement distributed data management and regulatory compliance, followed by industry best practices and principles. By the end of this data book, you will have a clear understanding of what Data Fabric is and what the architecture looks like, along with the level of effort that goes into designing a Data Fabric solution.
Table of Contents (16 chapters)
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Part 1: The Building Blocks
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Part 2: Complementary Data Management Approaches and Strategies
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Part 3: Designing and Realizing Data Fabric Architecture

Digital transformation

Digital transformation is the journey in which organizations seek to leverage technology and data to achieve financial returns. This is typically done by using technology to harvest data with automation, quality control, and meaningful insights. The outcome is a modern business model that creates new business opportunities. It offers a value-driven, customer-focused approach. The quicker you execute the data insights derived, the faster you achieve value, whether in the form of profit or operational efficiencies that drive down cost. There is constant pressure to execute rapidly or risk losing business to competitors. Organizations that implement a digital mindset understand the tremendous value and the survival need to become digital. Businesses that do not grasp this are in danger of getting left behind, while digital companies thrive and keep up with a fast-paced market. An article on the MIT Sloan Management Review agrees with this premise.

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