Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I track enterprise software application development & data management. Information, without order, is chaotic. Attempting to work ...

Unstructured data refers to information that does not have a predefined data model or organized format, making it more challenging to store, process, and analyze compared to structured data. Unlike ...

Unstructured data sprawl happens when organizations accumulate massive amounts of files -- like documents, images, videos, emails, and backups -- across different systems, locations, and users with ...

We talk to Nasuni founder and chief technology officer (CTO) Andres Rodriguez about the characteristics needed from storage to make optimal use of unstructured data in the enterprise, as well as the ...

Roughly 80% of enterprise data sits in emails, contracts, call transcripts, and PDFs where traditional databases can't touch it. Much of this "unstructured" data isn't ignored because it lacks value, ...

When leaders think about data, structured data—such as payment amounts, invoice processing dates and customer names—likely crosses their minds first. Because structured data is objective, it’s ...