/ Stage 1: Data Creation
Where Data Begins
Data originates everywhere - IoT devices, applications, databases, APIs, logs, and sensors. It starts unstructured, unvalidated, and ungoverned.
Problems
- No context or semantic meaning
- Unknown quality
- No compliance or governance
- Duplicates, nulls, and errors
Raw data exists everywhere - but it’s chaotic, ungoverned, and not yet ready for analytics or AI