As businesses explore the opportunities to future-proof their data management strategies, decision-makers must consider various factors and make strategic decisions to ensure success.

One of the trickiest questions business leaders must consider is whether they have the required IT infrastructure to support their data initiatives. Organizations must have an effective data technology stack. Data decision-makers should develop a data tech stack based on their Organization, the bottlenecks they are trying to overcome, and what data governance policies are needed.

Even though DataOps leaders are under constant pressure to resolve the current data challenges, they also need to consider their long-term goals to avoid challenges in the future. Enterprises cannot just implement a new tool or technology in their data tech stack because it is the latest or most robust. Organizations must avoid vendor lock-in situations because it will restrict their growth capabilities. One crucial aspect that business leaders need to understand is that one size fits all approach does not help organizations to prosper.

Data Management decision-makers should democratize IT and data to allow different departments to explore the solutions to buy or build a solution that fulfills their needs. IT and Data teams must work cohesively to make all available tools work efficiently and future-proof the data Management Strategies.

“IT infrastructure plays a crucial role in the ongoing success of any organization, and businesses have to maintain pace with the digital transformation of their peers if they hope to remain competitive. Data drives our world, and data centers are the engine making it possible,” says Vlad Friedman, CTO at DataBank.

Enterprises need to make strategic decisions about their data decenters based on where they are, their current needs, and where they want to reach. Organizations that are still in their scaling phase might be able to find the best tools that perfectly meet their needs. Putting heavy investment in one tool or the initial stages of buying a future-proof data stack might undervalue its capabilities. In this article, let’s explore the best practices to ensure future-proof data management strategies.

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Integrate New Technology on The Tech Data Stack

To overcome the current data challenges, modern enterprises should integrate the latest tools and innovative workflows to meet the changing data needs. Organizations need to develop flexible and reliable data repositories and embrace modern data management strategies that help them to make quick and more intelligent decisions. Here are a few technologies that data leaders can consider integrating into their technology stack:

Cloud-native architecture

Embracing cloud-native architecture means seizing all the new opportunities the cloud offers compared to the legacy IT infrastructure. The majority of businesses are adopting a cloud-first while developing new workflows. Shifting to a cloud architecture enables enterprises to operate completely in public, private, or hybrid cloud environments. It is one of the most effective ways businesses can benefit from the cloud’s flexibility, agility, scalability, and reliability.

Integrate a colocation data center to future-proof data management strategy

Modern businesses can integrate a colocation data center in their data tech stack to optimize their data management processes. A colocation data center allows organizations to rent their space for hosting servers and other computing resources. A colocation data center provider offers power, bandwidth, infrastructure, cooling, and physical security, while the clients have to offer servers and storage. When choosing a data center, the essential aspects include security and compliance, scalability, and disaster recovery –ensuring your data is held safely and allows growth.

“The rising real estate costs and the complexity of IT infrastructure means that most businesses are better off storing their data in multi-tenant data centers, also known as colocation. Colocation centers are also a great option for reducing costs while ensuring specialized attention and expertise to ensure the organization’s data is well-protected and managed. Some colocation data centers even provide interconnection capabilities, meaning that you can share resources and data between data centers, providing an extra layer of recovery and increased flexibility,” adds Vlad.

A business might select a colocation data center for multiple reasons instead of developing its own. One of the biggest drivers for this trend because of the capital expenditure related to developing, maintaining, and upgrading a huge computing facility. Colocation facilities might be a perfect solution for a few organizations, but business leaders must understand that this approach has potential pitfalls.

“Data centers are known for being significant power users, so many companies are also concerned with environmental stewardship. While avoiding much energy is impossible, most providers have devised unique ways to increase their sustainability and ensure nothing goes to waste. For example, DataBank recycles the heat produced by one data center to warm up an adjacent office building,” adds Vlad.

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Future-proof Data Management Strategies

Data management is one of the most significant areas wherein modern technologies continue to scale. Business decision-makers must implement the latest technologies developed for long-term success and meet enterprises’ agile demands. Legacy data stacks have become obsolete and restrict leaders from embracing innovation and scaling their businesses. Businesses should explore opportunities to reimagine their traditional workflows in a digital environment as a key to thriving in a digital landscape.

“Despite the challenges companies face in today’s economic climate, data management is something organizations can’t afford to skimp out on. Make sure businesses know what their data management strategy requires and then find a provider that matches the unique needs,” adds Vlad.

Organizations that can achieve this will be able to ingrain resilience in their data management strategies to make data-driven decisions and future-proof their business operations.

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