With cloud computing, organizations strive for consistent data management. Data has been the talking point in politics and business for years. It is often mistakenly assumed that more data automatically means more value. However, data is only useful if it is managed sensibly. Otherwise, you are left with a pile of data that you don’t know what to do with. Without sensible management, data is more of a burden than a benefit.
Cloud computing helps to achieve company-wide uniform solutions for storing and evaluating data. In contrast, using a company's “homemade” solutions can quickly lead to chaos. Different approaches to data management put in place at the same time tend to accumulate large amounts of dark data. This data, which exists outside of the intended systems and processes, is a liability.
When managing data in the cloud, web-based formats, user interfaces, and APIs are used for the most part. These are usually based on open interfaces. This makes it clearer which data is located where and how it is accessed. For optimal data management, it is nevertheless essential to involve employees. No technology, no matter how sophisticated, can replace well-defined processes and good documentation.