IBM has unveiled the IBM Data Product Hub, a cutting-edge data sharing solution aimed at boosting data-driven outcomes in businesses. This new offering, announced at the IBM Think conference in May 2024, is now accessible to customers globally.
In today’s business landscape, data sharing is instrumental in driving growth and innovation. However, traditional methods often create obstacles that impede seamless data exchange. The presence of isolated data stored in various systems hinders accessibility. Delays in obtaining insights result from cumbersome data request processes. Limited data access and democratization pose challenges to collaboration and decision-making. Moreover, lax data governance and security jeopardize the entire data-sharing ecosystem.
Enter IBM Data Product Hub, designed to address these existing data sharing hurdles by facilitating:
– Unrestricted data sharing between diverse source systems and environments.
– Enabling data consumers of all levels to navigate and explore data at their convenience.
– Incorporating governance into the data sharing workflow to ensure trust and compliance.
– Revolutionizing data management by treating it as a commodity, thus minimizing inefficiencies and maximizing reuse.
IBM Data Product Hub empowers organizations to seamlessly share data across data providers and internal data consumers. By enabling data producers to efficiently package and distribute data products from different systems and environments, this solution enhances visibility and accessibility for data consumers company-wide.
The platform integrates seamlessly with prominent data warehouses like IBM watsonx.data™, along with other IBM and non-IBM data sources. It provides an internal data market for data consumers to easily search for data products, review use cases, terms of use, and other business context, and subscribe to relevant data products for decision-making.
With IBM Data Product Hub, organizations can:
– Orchestrate data delivery from diverse environments and sources.
– Enforce data governance standards and ensure data quality.
– Empower data consumers to discover and utilize data effectively.
– Streamline data management by treating data as a product.
– Improve efficiencies by managing data products from various sources with relevant context.
By transitioning to IBM Data Product Hub, organizations can enhance data sharing practices and accelerate data-driven outcomes. To explore how this solution can transform traditional data sharing challenges, businesses can arrange a live demo with an IBM specialist. Additionally, an upcoming IBM webinar on July 16, 2024, will delve into best practices for modernizing data sharing approaches and maximizing data benefits. To learn more, visit the Data Product Center webpage.
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