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James Maguire
Q3 Why is DataOps important in today’s data-intensive world?
Radhika Krishnan
A3. To unlock value, applications need access to that data to contextualize it and correlate it across different datasets from 1000s of different sources coming in different formats all the time. #DarkData
Bruce Kornfeld
A3. There is just too much data being generated (video, IoT, etc...) and not all of it is needed. DataOps will help organizations accomplish "data thinning" so only the important stuff is kept.
James Maguire
@brucekornfeld We are drowning in data....
Bruce Kornfeld
Yes! I can't image what being an IT Pro is like these days...how do they keep up????
Chris Ehrlich
A3: DataOps is important, because organizations that don’t commit to a DataOps methodology will be at a competitive disadvantage and never truly view and leverage big data across departments. They will effectively mismanage data. #DataOps #DataManagement
Cognite
A3: Our data landscape is not getting any less overwhelming, and as about all enterprises are struggling with making data truly available and useful for their data consumers, continuing with former rigid data management to business handover is simply not an option@JamesMaguire

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Sam Lakkundi
A3. We’re living in a time when data is generated in enormous numbers - by us, our devices, and the networks that transport it. It's a data-driven world, and as such, the data-driven business is sure to follow. (1/2)
Sam Lakkundi
A3. Being data-driven is a tenet of an Autonomous Digital Enterprise, where manual effort is minimized to capitalize on human creativity, skills, and intellect. (2/2)
Bruce Kornfeld
@samlakkundi We've been talking about the "growth of data" for so many years now - I just think its really coming to a head.
Bas Kamphuis
@brucekornfeld Agree that there is a lot of talk about the 'grwoth of data' - but is that really the issue in the context of dataops and enterprises - My point being that companies are data rich for decades, just insights poor
Bas Kamphuis
A3:
dataops to me is trying to translate that data rich enterprise into a insights rich
enterprise.

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Bas Kamphuis
A3: Lets go back to ‘purpose’ – our desire and ability to analyze data serves a purpose – probably something like ‘enabling better decisions that ultimately create a competitive advantage for the organization at large’. And that means either increasing revenue or re
Bas Kamphuis
A3: The ability to make smarter decisions, to analyze better, is in a large part constrained by the amount of data scientists that you can hire, the amount of people that you can find that understand it all.
Bas Kamphuis
A3: And so therefore data output, data ops, in that context is a force multiplier. If I can automatically interpret, I can scale the number of insights that I can extract and the speed in which I can make these insights.
James Maguire
Q2. Do you think that DataOps is a mainstream approach in today’s enterprise?
Bruce Kornfeld
A2. Absolutely not! It's a great theory and there are some vendors that are talking about it, but we are a long way from mainstream.
Sam Lakkundi
A2. One of the biggest pain points companies experience today is getting the right data in the hands of the right people at the right time. DataOps is on the rise, especially in IT, because it unleashes the full power and potential of the business.
Radhika Krishnan
A2 .1) #DataOps practices are not yet mainstream in today’s enterprise. However, what is mainstream is the recognition amongst our customers that adopting and applying DataOps is required to become a #DataDriven organization.
Sam Lakkundi
A2. To become data-driven, real-time insights & agility are key. DataOps enables both as it allows orgs to move data as it’s changed in real time using automation. Flexible integration solutions let IT change a source/target without disrupting the infrastructure to stay agile.
Chris Ehrlich
A2: Yes, DataOps as a concept is mainstream at large enterprises. At a minimum, as practices, if not a defined team-based structure. #DataOps #DataManagement

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Radhika Krishnan
A2. 2) As IT increasingly becomes hybridized across #CloudComputing, #IoT and on-premise systems, #DataOps practices are rising to the forefront to serve how data is created, managed, governed and consumed.
Cognite
A2: Not quite :) There is a lot of market education to be done still, and we're happy to be joined by you all here today pulling your weight to grow awareness for the benefits of DataOps. For those in industry, we've written The Definitive Guide To Industrial DataOps in the topic
Cognite
A2: For those looking to understand more how DataOps plays a transformational role in Industry 4.0, we invite you to visit https://content.cognite.com/the-definitive-guide-t... @JamesMaguire
https://content.cognite.com/the-definitive-guide-to-industrial-dataops
The Definitive Guide to Industrial DataOps
The Definitive Guide to Industrial DataOps
The guide, written by Cognite, explains the emerging discipline of Industrial DataOps for business and IT professionals - a first for the industry.
Bas Kamphuis
A2: It’s not mainstream yet. We do see interesting examples that leverage automation more and more. It’s an evolution I think, not that different from autonomous vehicles: first we had cars, then we have cruise control in these cars that was quite good at keeping t
Sam Lakkundi
in my view, organizations are streamlining processes so that data moves along the pipeline much more quickly, continuously yielding actionable insights and demonstrable value to the business. #DataOps is key to this line of thinking thus mainstream.
Sam Lakkundi
#DataOps is also a key theme at our annual virtual event #BMCExchange this year. In fact, @BMCSoftware CTO @RamChakravarti2 will be diving into how to unlock DataOps to drive maximum business value.
Radhika Krishnan
@brucekornfeld, we are hearing about it more and more from our customers in helping them put #DataOps into practice.
Bas Kamphuis
A2 We continue to see this gap be underestimated at some of our customers: "If I just could get the data from this system into this platform, the world of analytics and smart insights opens up to me".
Bas Kamphuis
A2: And after this IT driven integration work it finds a lack of adoption, because the context of which data is used and the business purpose is missing and transparent in the analytic solution.
James Maguire
Q1: DataOps is still a new-ish term — how do you briefly define it?
Sam Lakkundi
A1. #DataOps is the application of Agile Engineering and #DevOps best practices to the field of Data Management, to rapidly turn new insights into fully operationalized production deliverables that unlock business value from data
Radhika Krishnan
A1. 1) In DataOps, the idea is to deliver, in the words of 451 Research - “more agile and automated approaches to data management.” See the report: https://htchivantara.is/3DtKLXc
https://htchivantara.is/3DtKLXc
451 Research: DataOps Unlocks the Value of Data
451 Research: DataOps Unlocks the Value of Data
A recent survey from 451 Research revealed that 100% of respondents are currently planning or actively pursuing initiatives to deliver more agile and automated data management to manage vast new data flows. The method for unlocking value from the vas...
Radhika Krishnan
A1. 2) Hitachi defines DataOps as collaborative and automation with an outcome focused data culture and processes to address data friction across your fabric. https://htchivantara.is/3iXqUrB
https://htchivantara.is/3iXqUrB
What is DataOps? | Data Operations Explained
What is DataOps? | Data Operations Explained
DataOps is a foundational aspect of business workflows, data assets, and processes. Learn about the mission, methodologies, and platform solutions of DataOps here.
Chris Ehrlich
A1: DataOps is a DevOps-like approach to data by organizations. An internal discipline focused on the operational flow and maximization of data to drive business outcomes. #DataOps #DataManagement
Cognite
A1: To keep it really simple, DataOps is about turning the focus to data consumers rather than traditional data managers/engineers, and empowering data consumers to operationalise data they need for their solution development. It's a paradigm shift on user focus. @JamesMaguire
Bruce Kornfeld
A1 DataOps is a software-define way for organizations to move and get data for maximum business value by using automation.
Cognite
A1: And as the focus is on the data consumer perspective, there will be different versions - or flavours - of DataOps solutions based on the market/users. At Cognite, our focus is on Industrial DataOps for digital transformation heroes @JamesMaguire
Bas Kamphuis
A1: DataOps to me defines the space that aims to higher quality data and faster cycle times of getting data extracted from systems and feeding it into whatever analytics platforms.
Bas Kamphuis
@JamesMaguA1: DataOps started as a set of best practices and it's now evolving into, "maturing" one could say, into an automated process-oriented methodology to get data from its various sources into your analytics platforms.ire
James Maguire
@BasDutch1 "faster cycle times" = important
James Maguire
Please: To address Q1, please begin your answer with "A1." Q2 = A2, etc. This helps us keep threads organized.
James Maguire
One more time: Llanor Alleyne, Managing Editor, IT Business Edge
Chris Ehrlich, Managing Editor, Datamation
James Maguire, Editor-in-Chief, eWeek [moderator]
Petteri Vainikka, VP of Product Marketing, Cognite
James Maguire
Our guest experts today are:

Radhika Krishnan, Chief Product Officer, GM, Hitachi Vantara
Bruce Kornfeld, Chief Marketing and Product Officer, StorMagic
Bas Kamphuis, Chief Growth Officer, Magnitude Software
Sam Lakkundi, VP of Innovation, BMC
Llanor Alleyne, Managing Edi
James Maguire
I'm eWEEK editor James Maguire, moderating from lovely Oakland, Calif. Thanks for joining us! We expect this to take about 45 minutes.
James Maguire
Hello all! Welcome to #eWEEKchat No. 104, "DataOps and the Future of Data Management.”
Radhika Krishnan
Hi Everyone! Thanks for having me on @JamesMaguire
Sam Lakkundi
Hi everyone! Glad to be part of this conversation.
Cognite
Hi from Cognite to all, pleased to join you today to discuss DataOps today and tomorrow @JamesMaguire
Bruce Kornfeld
HI James and other panelists - looking forward to a fun conversation today!