The document discusses the need for institutions to have a data management strategy. It notes the challenges of integrating data across different systems used by institutions for student information, learning, housing, and other functions. The document recommends adopting an enterprise data integration platform to standardize how data is accessed and moved between systems. It provides an example of how the Talend platform can be used to integrate weather data from the NOAA API with data in a database, demonstrating the platform's functionality and ease of use. The document concludes that data integration is key to a successful data management strategy.