In the last decade, offices and workplaces of all types have undergone digital transformation, moving away from traditional, paper-based systems to cloud and SaaS programs. The “Digital Revolution” has been, in some ways, just as transformative as the more famous Industrial Revolution that proved to be the foundation of the global economy in the 20th century.

As one publication succinctly puts it:  

“The digital economy is becoming ordinary.” 

This is the reality of today’s global economy. It is, to all intents and purposes, a digital economy. How companies operate, how transactions are made, and even how we interact with each other - is now largely done through technology. And if you don’t have a data-driven business to adapt to the present era, then you will be left behind. 

Many organizations will have multiple data sets across different parts of their systems. Much of the data will contain similar, if not duplicate, information about the same people. This doesn’t only affect clients and external stakeholders. In fact, in some cases, most of the data will be on internal systems and employees, presenting a challenge for HR teams.