Data is one of the most critical components of any business, as it allows us to personalize and customize our products for potential consumers. Yet, as important as data is, studies have shown that about 50‑70% of data collected by organizations goes unused and becomes what Gartner calls Dark Data. We can attribute this large amount of unused data to the inefficiencies in the systems that manage them.
This post discusses how methods like Data Meshes and Data Fabrics, which have emerged in the past decade, can help mitigate the problems associated with data management.