{"id":5550,"date":"2014-09-02T06:57:29","date_gmt":"2014-09-02T01:27:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ivyproschool.com\/blog\/?p=5550"},"modified":"2025-03-29T15:46:38","modified_gmt":"2025-03-29T10:16:38","slug":"what-is-data-silos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ivyproschool.com\/blog\/what-is-data-silos\/","title":{"rendered":"What is data silos?"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cThe goal is to turn data into information, and information into insight.\u201d \u00a0<\/em>\u2013\u00a0Carly Fiorina (former executive, president, and chair of Hewlett-Packard Co).<\/em><\/p>\n

Data is the lifeblood of an organisation. It is constantly converted into insights. But when you have data that has not been used for a while in day-to-day operations, the repository of data and information within becomes siloed<\/em><\/strong>, i.e isolated.<\/p>\n

PC Magazine<\/a> defines siloed data as \u201ca separate database or set of data files that are not part of an organization’s enterprise-wide data administration\u201d. However, this is not always so. Siloed information exists where the management systems do not integrate seamlessly or where file transfers are subject to synchronisation problems.<\/p>\n

Data silos may occur where <\/strong><\/p>\n

a) various package applications are applied which use different database management systems \u2013 and integration does not occur consistently<\/p>\n

b) where departments have applications stacked on their own separate database using agile methodologies, and are controlled by the department heads who do not make it available to other applications.<\/p>\n

Why is data silos considered an IT pest?<\/strong><\/p>\n

# isolation of data is a barrier to productivity<\/p>\n

# affects flexibility and seamless flow of operations<\/p>\n

# there is an increased risk of data getting overwritten with outdated data<\/p>\n

# in the presence of more than one silos or self-contained repository of data, there arises confusion about which siloed data is legitimate or more recent. Data silos thus raises concerns of data integrity.<\/p>\n

Ways to resolve or prevent the occurrence of data silos<\/strong><\/p>\n

Using the Cloud for back-up and archiving data \u2013 Data that \u00a0is not accessed regularly can be kept in a single\u00a0cloud archive\u00a0 ensuring data integration through the organization.<\/p>\n

Implementing a Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) \u2013 This enable seamless communication of internal and external business operations, resulting in reduced IT costs.<\/p>\n

An SOA with a data services infrastructure<\/a> maintains data consistency and integrity \u201cthrough synchronization, data agility through semantic mapping, and data access optimization through caching\u201d.<\/p>\n

Following a mapped route to data integration<\/a>, involves a clear-cut vision of business needs and a well planned IT infrastructure, where different applications running on multiple relational databases are synchronized for consistency.<\/p>\n

Bottomline<\/strong>: At the end of the day, as a data scientist or professional who deals with data every day, data silos is a problem you need to look out for. Taking measures to backup unused data on the cloud or using semantic mapping for data synchronization are ways to prevent such isolation of data or data silos.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Data silos is encountered in many organisations where information becomes isolated because data does not integrate seamlessly or separate applications and databases present barriers to effective data integration. It also occurs where data is not used regularly or is controlled by departmental managers exercising controls over data sharing. So where do you find data silos? What are the ways to resolve the occurrence of data silos?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[462,463,466,464,465],"class_list":["post-5550","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-data-analytics","tag-data-silps","tag-information-silos","tag-isolation","tag-occur-where","tag-ways-to-resolve"],"yoast_head":"\nWhat is Data Silos and How to Avoid Them<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Learn about data silos, their impact on productivity, and strategies to prevent or resolve them, including cloud backups and data synchronization methods.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/ivyproschool.com\/blog\/what-is-data-silos\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"What is Data Silos and How to Avoid Them\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Learn about data silos, their impact on productivity, and strategies to prevent or resolve them, including cloud backups and data synchronization methods.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/ivyproschool.com\/blog\/what-is-data-silos\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"R vs Python: Which Analytics Tool Should You Choose for Data Science?\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:author\" content=\"https:\/\/facebook.com\/ivyproschool\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2014-09-02T01:27:29+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-03-29T10:16:38+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Ivy Professional School\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@ivyproschool\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Ivy Professional School\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ivyproschool.com\\\/blog\\\/what-is-data-silos\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ivyproschool.com\\\/blog\\\/what-is-data-silos\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Ivy Professional School\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ivyproschool.com\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/31fdab8559dd3db99173764bfb60215d\"},\"headline\":\"What is data silos?\",\"datePublished\":\"2014-09-02T01:27:29+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-03-29T10:16:38+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ivyproschool.com\\\/blog\\\/what-is-data-silos\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":412,\"commentCount\":0,\"keywords\":[\"data silps\",\"information silos\",\"isolation\",\"occur where\",\"ways to resolve\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Data Analytics\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/ivyproschool.com\\\/blog\\\/what-is-data-silos\\\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ivyproschool.com\\\/blog\\\/what-is-data-silos\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ivyproschool.com\\\/blog\\\/what-is-data-silos\\\/\",\"name\":\"What is Data Silos and How to Avoid Them\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ivyproschool.com\\\/blog\\\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2014-09-02T01:27:29+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-03-29T10:16:38+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ivyproschool.com\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/31fdab8559dd3db99173764bfb60215d\"},\"description\":\"Learn about data silos, their impact on productivity, and strategies to prevent or resolve them, including cloud backups and data synchronization methods.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ivyproschool.com\\\/blog\\\/what-is-data-silos\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/ivyproschool.com\\\/blog\\\/what-is-data-silos\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ivyproschool.com\\\/blog\\\/what-is-data-silos\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ivyproschool.com\\\/blog\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"What is data silos?\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ivyproschool.com\\\/blog\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ivyproschool.com\\\/blog\\\/\",\"name\":\"Ivy Professional School | Official Blog\",\"description\":\"Confused between R and Python for your data science journey? 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