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The Data Management
Imperative:

The Critical Differentiator
in the Data Era

Dell Technologies

Introduction

For many organizations, data is the single greatest resource already available today, and managing data better is the greatest untapped opportunity to unlock new value and drive new paths to innovation.

Where are organizations on their data management journey?

To determine Data Management Maturity, ESG asked respondents five key questions related to these challenges and used responses to make an assessment of how well the respondent's organization is positioned to overcome them.

Data management maturity drives success

The research strongly validated that the maturity of an organization's data management practice is directly related to the value the practice delivers to the organizations.

Cause for optimism in the data era

While the research clearly shows that organizations leading the pack in terms of data management capabilities outperform their less mature counterparts, even Data Management Novices are affecting dramatic change with data management.

What else can we learn from Data Management Leaders?

They rely on hybrid cloud infrastructure: 59% of leaders say their primary infrastructure model for data is an even mix of on-premises and public cloud infrastructure.

Conclusions

Today's reality is that technology is no longer boxed in; it's happening all around us-enabled by emerging technologies but founded upon effective data management. What does this mean for organizations and their technology leaders today?

What does Dell Technologies see as the benefits of a modern data management approach?

At Dell Technologies, we don't believe traditional data management approaches can meet the needs of the data era.

Methodology and Demographics

To gather data for this report, ESG conducted a comprehensive online survey of technology decision makers responsible for their organizations' data management, analytics, and/or AI/ML investments.