Data architecture - Concept
Data silo
Information trapped in one team or system where others cannot easily access or use it
What's it for?
Describes important information being trapped in one place so other teams cannot easily use it.
For example…
Stock figures differ because finance cannot access the warehouse system
Sales keeps customer data in its CRM while support keeps a separate list with different IDs, creating a data silo that makes a full customer view difficult.
Think of it like…
A silo is like each department keeping their own notebook: every notebook is neat inside, but nobody can read the others without asking