Data Fabric Benefits Platform Brief

Read this platform brief to learn what exactly is a data fabric, how does it differ from previous architectures, what can it achieve for businesses, and what is IBM’s role in implementing it?

Data only delivers business value when it is contextualized and becomes accessible by any user or application in the organization. When implemented correctly, a data fabric helps ensure those values are available throughout the organization in the most efficient and automated way possible. As such, the fabric has three key benefits:

1. Enable self-service data consumption and collaboration.
2. Automate governance, protection and security; enabled by active metadata.
3. Automate data engineering tasks and augment