**Data silos can hinder an organization's business operations by decreasing efficiency and productivity, impairing business decision-making, missing opportunities for growth and innovation, increasing operational costs, and creating data security risks. These isolated pockets of data often form due to organizational structure, technology limitations, company culture, lack of data governance, or geographical separation. To address data silos, organizations can use techniques such as data integration, data governance, cloud-based solutions, promoting a culture of data sharing, and removing data silos with solid data connectivity tools like CData Connect Cloud.