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We live in a hybrid data world. In the past decade, the amount of structured data created, captured, copied, and consumed globally has grown from less than 1 ZB in 2011 to nearly 14 ZB in 2020. Impressive, but dwarfed by the amount of unstructured data, cloud data, and machine data – another 50 ZB.

The pursuit of business insights is a central focus the enterprise. More than a mere natural resource, data is fueling strategic decision making and as a result, the future of business. Hitachi Vantara is committed to helping accelerate data-driven experiences with cloud-ready infrastructure, advanced data management solutions, and expert services. But no company or provider in the 21st century can go it alone.

We recently visited New York City for the Transform Finance FinCrime Festival to hear from financial leaders on the state of the anti-money laundering (AML) and Know Your Customer (KYC) landscape. Appian’s very own Guy Mettrick, Financial Services Industry Manager, also had the opportunity to share his thoughts on ensuring compliance while keeping in mind the importance of a customer journey.

Humans are visual, both on and off-screen. Research shows that 94% of online visitors will form their first opinion on your business based on the design of your website. For e-commerce, 88% of shoppers are less likely to return to a website that gave them an unpleasant experience. These two simple statistics highlight how detrimental it can be to have an inconsistent product UI/UX out in the market.

Cybersecurity is a data problem at its core. Yet, security teams haven’t achieved tremendous success in utilizing the modern data stack that data analytics teams have enjoyed for years. Security teams face constant pressure from vulnerabilities and breaches in their infrastructure and supply chains because they remain on a proverbial island with antiquated technology. Cybersecurity leaders must uplevel their strategies by implementing a modern security data lake.

There’s unprecedented demand for multiplayer products. That is, products with features that support realtime, shared live and collaborative experiences between users. There’s been explosive growth in the unified communications and collaboration (UC&C) sector through the pandemic, but collaboration isn’t just about the Zooms and Slacks of the world.