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data. A data hub may have other features,
like snapshots and replication, but if any
of the four features are missing from a
storage platform, it isn’t built for today’s
challenges and tomorrow’s possibilities.
For example, if a storage system delivers
high throughput file and is natively scale-out
but needs another system with S3 object
support for cloud-native workloads, then the
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unification of data is broken and the velocity
of data is crippled. It is not a data hub. integrates their unique features and provides
a single unified platform for business.
For organisations that want to keep data
stored, a data hub does not replace data
warehouses or data lakes. Think of storage like a bank or an
investment. We put our money in banks or
in the stock market because we want our
money to work for us. Modern organisations
need to do the same with data and they
should speak to their preferred vendors to
see how they can help.
For those looking to unify and share their
data across teams and applications, a data
hub identifies the key strengths of each silo,
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