The Analytics Engine for Distributed Data | Akbank & Sahibinden.com

In the "From Strategy to Reality: Redefine The Future" session of our "Strategy to Field: Experience Panel" event, Erkan Sertoğlu, Information Security Director at Sahibinden.com, and Metin Sarıkaya, Head of Data Warehouse, Business Intelligence and Big Data at Akbank, had a pleasant conversation on the ever-evolving nature of technology and its reflections in the business world, the effects of rapid developments in data management and technologies on business processes and management strategies.‍

Based on his experiences at Sahibinden.com, Erkan Sertoğlu talked about how data management and storage technologies have evolved over the last 20 years. Focusing on the question "What are the technological changes since 2001 and what are their effects on our business processes?", he emphasized the increasing complexity of microservices and new technologies on data management and the management challenges of this complexity. Sertoğlu drew attention to the critical role of data security and governance in the business world and shared tips on how to be successful in this area.

‍Metin Sarıkaya, based on his work at Akbank, explained how data warehouses have grown by 300% in the last three years and how this growth has been triggered by new data sources and needs. Focusing on the question "How are data virtualization and Generative AI transforming and optimizing our business processes?", Sarıkaya explored the impact and potential of these technologies in the business world. Sarıkaya provided important information on the contributions of these technologies to business processes, reporting and data management.