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Naturally , challenges remain in the way of reaching this future . “ There ’ s an inability to respond to customers or business events in a very timely manner ,” says Muralidharan . “ Another aspect is cost . Many clients have significant legacy investments . It is also about governance and bringing people , practices and technology together .”
While customers want to move forward with a modern data platform , often they don ' t want to be the first one to do so . They might ask who has already done it as they want to mitigate the risk . That ' s often the biggest hurdle .
Despite these challenges , the future is bright for organisations seeking to make the most of data . “ Every enterprise is striving to become a data-driven organisation that makes better
“ Data modernisation is not easy . It ' s a multi-year journey and , for most enterprises , it ' s hard ”
BOB MARKESE SVP , BIG DATA , INFORMATICA
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