Since the data now lives in the cloud but is accessible at local speeds from anywhere across the globe, new cross-site collaboration opportunities emerge which were not possible before. Suddenly all that previously “dark” data is right at your fingertips – in your own private cloud– in a searchable, analysable and sharable repository. Data is the new gold, and “edge to cloud” allows organisations to tap into all their data, from everywhere. And that has some real impact on the business which is why enterprise CIOs around the globe should be seriously looking into implementing an “edge to cloud” paradigm.