A data silo is a situation wherein only one group in an organization can access a set or source of data. Data silos can result from several factors, including:

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Organisational: Especially in large organizations, data silos can stem from a hierarchy separated by many layers of management and highly specialized staff.

Social$-$Cultural: Competition or animosity between departments can cause those employees to keep data from each other, rather than working together.

Technological: Applications might be purchased for the exclusive use of one business unit$/$ division. These applications are not shared by other departments and are not integrated with applications from other business units$/$ divisions.

Alphabetical: Some applications demand that data is stored in alphabetical order and this means there needs to be different databases for different parts of the alphabet.