target audience: TECH BUYER  Publication date: Aug 2023 - Document type: IDC PlanScape - Doc  Document number: # US51150423

IDC PlanScape: Data Architecture

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  • Niel Nickolaisen Loading
  • Alizabeth Calder Loading

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Table of Contents


  • IDC PlanScape Figure

    • Figure: IDC PlanScape: Executive Summary of Data Architecture

  • Executive Summary

  • Why Is Data Architecture Important?

  • What Is Data Architecture?

  • Who Are the Key Stakeholders?

  • How Can My Organization Take Advantage of Data Architecture?

    • Establish Decision-Making Objectives

    • Form a Formal or Informal Data Architecture Working Group

    • Deliver in Short Cycles

    • Define Success Criteria and Metrics

    • Learn from and Tell Stories

    • Create an Inventory

    • Consider Factors that Define Data Architecture

    • Data Models

    • Figure: Simple Customer-Centric Data Model

    • Dimensions

    • Data Governance

    • Platform Architecture

    • Loose Coupling

  • Advice for Technology Buyers

  • Related Research