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Ehtisham Zaidi
VP Analyst
Gartner
Speaker Topics
- Data Integration
- Data Architectures (inc. Data Fabric, Data Lakes, Data Warehouse)
- Data Products
Speaker Bio
Ehtisham Zaidi is part of Gartner's Data Management Research team and is currently the Key Initiative Leader for this research agenda. His research is focused on Data Management Solutions for Data and Analytics leaders. His research topics include Data Management Architecture, Data Management Platforms and Ecosystems, Data Engineering, Data Integration, AI-Ready Data, Data Products, Data Fabric and Data Mesh, Data Strategy and guidance on Pricing and Licensing for tools in these topic areas.
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Sessions
Tuesday, 13 May, 2025 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM BST
Data Products: How You Should Build, Manage and Sustain Them for D&A Success
Ehtisham Zaidi,
VP Analyst, Gartner
Data products are all the rage within D&A functions as the next wave of potential solutions to reduce the business-IT friction and provide sustained means to data delivery. However, there are many challenges. This session will help D&A leaders understand and build data products, manage and govern them through contracts, and sustain them through marketplaces, governance, and ops best practices.
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Tuesday, 13 May, 2025 02:00 PM - 02:20 PM BST
Magic Quadrant for Data Integration Tools
Ehtisham Zaidi,
VP Analyst, Gartner
Data integration tools help organizations access, process, move and transform data. They support use cases like data engineering, modern data architecture, less-technical/business user support, and operational data integration. In this session, we'll present the latest Magic Quadrant for Data Integration Tools, discussing vendors and technologies to help you choose the best tool for your needs.
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Wednesday, 14 May, 2025 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM BST
R.I.P. Data Fabric vs. Mesh Debate: Complement Fabric with Mesh when Modernizing Data Architectures
Robert Thanaraj,
Sr Director Analyst, Gartner
Ehtisham Zaidi,
VP Analyst, Gartner
Data fabric and data mesh are not mutually exclusive. Join this session to learn about how D&A leaders can put an end to a five-year long debate comparing fabric and mesh. You can deploy them independently, or best-case together. You will find out how you can deploy the fabric design to unify data management and mesh operating model to distribute data management in a sensible manner.
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