VaultSpeed roundtable + Data Vault modeling & data governance conference

After lunch the vision and roadmap for VaultSpeed were discussed by Jonas De Keuster. At VaultSpeed we believe that digital leaders are not only made by experimenting with new technologies and exploiting their capabilities. This agile mindset is of course very important, but a truly successful strategy should also take into account the effort of integrating the data generated (and consumed) by all these new platforms. We believe that change has become the key issue and that the value cycle of data is different from the lifecycle of a single application. That is why we offer a tool that enables organizations to integrate their data into one single data hub, where the whole organization can benefit from this effort, and to do this not once, but continuously.

VaultSpeed wants to invest heavily in making the complex process of building a data vault as easy as possible. We will keep improving towards intuitive graphical interfaces that should assist the user in the decision making process by implementing smart suggestions and eliminating as much of the manual work as possible. Also the tool should extend its capabilities to add custom logic so that our customers can work towards a tailor made solution for their data integration challenges.

To end the day, we had some interesting talks by Ivan Schotsmans (DV-Community) and Michael Olschimke (Scalefree) about data governance and the strengths of Data Vault 2.0. Michael shared some experiences with customers and explained how the maturity model can help organizations on defining where they are as a data organization, and more importantly, help them decide on where they need to go, and deliver a roadmap towards that goal. Michael answered a lot of questions about pitfalls to avoid in Data Vault projects and it was great to see the interaction amongst participants around the table.

On Thursday we attented the Data Vault Modeling and Data Governance Conference hosted by IT Works and the Belgian Data Vault Community."

At the event, Koen Verheyen, data architect at Tripwire Solutions discussed an implementation at Argenta. This multi speed Data Hub is built on the Data Vault model and powered by Oracle technologies. A powerful Oracle Exadata platform using GoldenGate CDC and ODI ELT’s provide the solution to integrate data from numerous sources into an integrated platform to serve multiple stakeholders inside and outside of the organisation. A powerful data governance framework was installed and should make sure that the entire organisation becomes more aware of the importance of data. Only by a joint business, IT and management effort can such a large integration project be truly successful.

Also at the event, our pre-sales manager Geert Huyskens was ready and able to demo our tool to the attendees of the Conference.

After all, a very fruitful couple of days, with lots of interesting stuff going on. Thanks to all the participants for attending and joining the discussions. In the mean time our team at VaultSpeed is working hard towards helping our customers keeping their data, value and technology aligned, all the time.