Core beliefs shaping the future of data management

Through my experience in data management, I’ve developed three core beliefs that guide my work and inspired each chapter of this book. These beliefs focus on how and why data management is evolving. In this section, I’ll briefly outline them.

Data management is not a supporting function anymore

Over the past 40 years, the world we live in has changed profoundly, becoming progressively more volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous (VUCA). Globalization, the digital revolution, natural disasters linked to climate change, and an increasingly unstable geopolitical landscape have contributed to the environment in which organizations operate in more hostile ways, and where it is difficult not only to predict what will happen but also to understand the potential impacts of what is already happening. These profound transformations have significantly changed the way organizations compete in the market, forcing them to...