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Welcome to insideBIGDATA’s “Heard on the Street” round-up column! In this regular feature, we highlight thought-leadership commentaries from members of the big data ecosystem.

The team here at insideBIGDATA is deeply entrenched in keeping the pulse of the big data ecosystem of companies from around the globe. We’re in close contact with the movers and shakers making waves in the technology areas of big data, data science, machine learning, AI and deep learning.

In becoming the largest privately held freight transportation company in North America, Estes Express Lines Inc. created a lot of data silos. Following years of acquisitions, diversification and geographic expansion, by 2021 the data fragmentation picture across the company was “pretty bad,” said Bob Cournoyer, senior director of data strategy, business intelligence and analytics.

Since we last covered Alluxio in April 2021, the data orchestration platform vendor has added significant capabilities that help position it as cloud native. (We first covered the company in November 2019).

The latest update to Alluxio’s Data Orchestration Platform boosts scalability and manageability to improve data access for analytic, AI and DevOps across heterogeneous environments. IDN speaks with Alluxio’s Adit Madan about benefits and recent use cases.

Like every year, StorageNewsletter.com asked vendors for their next year perspectives. This year we have collected the answers of 56 storage firms.

As we enter 2023, the world of analytics, AI, and cloud is entering an exciting new phase, with a wide range of innovations and developments set to reshape the landscape. Below are some trends that will have the most impact in the coming year.

Alluxio’s Founder and CEO Haoyuan (H.Y.) Li forecasts major developments in cloud, data and analytics, AI and storage in 2023.

Alluxio’s Founder and CEO Haoyuan (H.Y.) Li forecasts major developments in cloud, data and analytics, AI and storage in 2023.