Illuminating insight for unstructured data at scale
The importance of metadata and data management tools revealed

Today's digital world is data-driven, but the value of data is tied to how it is ultimately used. Large data repositories are critical for garnering insights for business development through analytics. However, the data repositories can only be tapped for insights if the data is classified and tagged appropriately to enable search and query.
Organisations have come to terms with the rate of unstructured data growth and recognise they are largely unable to derive value from their vast data repositories. The key to delivering higher value is making sure underlying IT infrastructure seamless.
This IDC whitepaper evaluates the need for a data management solution in the market today, and highlights a new offering designed to manage unstructured file and object-based data.
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