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Data Architecture

Designing patterns and the optimal flow of information throughout an organization is sometimes more art than science. When it comes to optimizing for information accessibility, enabling governance, and powering the use of data in a company, the use of data architecture as a strategic driver is often considered once it becomes clear that the way information is flowing is causing problems. Unfortunately, this leads to a shift in paradigm regarding how traditional architecture falls short in leveraging the power of data for a company. Organizations then need to determine how to design architecture to support the evolving needs of a company with a new paradigm: optimizing for data.

Traditional IT architecture is concerned with ...

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