Cloud Compute

Smart Data Solutions for a Growing Business

February 23, 2016

Technology: it’s often seen as both a blessing and a curse for growing businesses today. From all the conveniences of a mobile world to the stresses of trying to keep up with all the system updates and changes, businesses are seemingly always trying to find smart data solutions. However, technology and data issues at businesses is not a problem that needs a final solution, but should be viewed more like an ongoing project that needs continuous attention and maintenance. Much like the product or service you deliver needs periodic adjustments to adapt to your market, so does the data aspects of your business.

The Problem with Data Use

Today’s digital landscape is reaching new thresholds. Data is coming from a number of different embedded systems like MP3 players, MRI scanners and even traffic lights. Because of this, it’s growing to levels where it’s challenging the more established practices previously located in data centers. Because of all these rapid changes, most growing companies are finding that data is one of their main technical challenges. To begin, you must define the sheer scale of how much data you need to power your business and create your products. Additionally, you need to ask yourself how you can forecast putting your organization’s data to the best use? Make a realistic estimate of a best-case scenario: if costs didn’t matter, how much data would you need to deliver the best possible products and services to your customers?

What Data Can Do For You

After you identify your company’s data needs, you can then begin the process of shaping your technologies around your best-case business results. Go beyond finding the technologies that will work for your business, but instead create your own technologies around your business needs and goals. Doing so will allow you to make realistic measurements of how data adjustments and changes can truly benefit and influence your business.

Overcoming Complexities

But even outlining a best-case scenario doesn’t mean you have the knowledge and experience to implement smart data solutions. As we’ve mentioned, the problem with data management is the sheer amount of data solutions available and keeping up with how the advancements may impact your business. Beyond simply managing a department, a business must remain knowledgeable with the latest developments like data technology and machine learning. Doing this effectively takes someone who can understand and identify what different advancements are the right fit for your organization to allocate resources to. An experienced Chief Technology Officer (CTO) is trained to identify and consistently advise your business through these types of complexities.

Data-Driven Benefits

Making an assumption that it’s not necessary to invest in the data needs of a growing business puts the future stability of the organization at risk.  Although a costly investment, implementing plans that put company data consumption and use at the center of business growth processes helps to ensure the stability of the organization in the future. Learn how ATI can get you the bandwidth for the data you need here.