When a conversation turns to analytics or big data, the terms structured, semi-structured and unstructured might get bandied about. These are classifications of data that are now important to ...

Business information is mostly generated by systems or people. Data from systems is most likely to be structured. In its traditional format, this is most typified by data in relational databases that ...

Structured data is a small and declining percentage of business information. But it is critically important for almost all organisations. Structured data volumes are growing more slowly than stores of ...

The enterprise data landscape is undergoing a fundamental shift as the importance of unstructured data grows in parallel with the rise of generative AI and agentic workflows. Data platforms are ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I track enterprise software application development & data management. Information, without order, is chaotic. Attempting to work ...