Data-Driven Innovation trends
Since high-speed internet has been available in the last decade, more and more data is getting generated. Before we can talk about how to take advantage of data, let's first talk about three major trends that impact how you think about data.
The explosion of data: There is an explosion of data being generated. You have to track a lot of data from your business applications. However, the growth comes from data generated by network-connected smart devices that drive the variety and volume of data. Every "smart" device produces real-time data, such as mobile phones, connected cars, smart homes, wearable technologies, home appliances, security systems, industrial equipment, machinery, and electronics. Most new cars have built-in cellular connections, which account for one-third of mobile sign-ups on cell phone networks. Applications also generate real-time data such as purchase data from e-commerce sites, user behavior from mobile apps, and tweets/posts from social media. Now, data grows 10x every five years. To take advantage of this data, you need to use the cloud to efficiently harness this volume of data.
Micro-services changes data and analytics requirements - Organizations are moving from the development of monolithic applications to a microservices architecture. Micro-services let organizations break down a complex problem into independent units so developers can operate in small groups with less coordination, respond more quickly, and go faster. However, there are two implications; first, developers can break down apps into smaller pieces and pick the best tool to solve each problem; second, it increases the need for real-time monitoring and analytics to understand what's not working between all the different micro-services, faster.
Developers can break down their applications into smaller pieces and are not beholden to using a single database for every workload. Instead, they can pick the right database purpose-built for the job. Analytics is not an after-the-fact activity; it has to be built into everything you do. You need to know what's going on in your businesses in real-time. To fuel innovation, well-run businesses now operate on data quickly, whether automatically or through human intervention.
The rapid rate of change driven by DevOps - Businesses are transforming IT to the DevOps model as they innovate quickly and the velocity of IT changes. This model uses automated development tools to enable the software's continuous development, deployment, and improvement. It emphasizes communication, collaboration, and integration between software developers and IT operations. It also introduces a fast rate of change and change management. As you think about data and designing your data platform, you need to think about the rapid rate of change that occurs through the DevOps model.
While you see the trend that the industry is adopting, let's learn some basics of databases and learn about the data integrity model in more detail.
