Conversations about analytics and data processing have shifted notably in my career. Even 15 years ago, enterprise data warehouse discussions focused on processing speed and performance. Today, the bottlenecks have moved.
Performance is still important, yes, but no longer the biggest impediment to success. Now the challenges are more about data access, movement, security and governance as enterprises struggle to get the right data to the right people in the right form — and in time to make a measurable difference.