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One drawback of working for so long in the data industry is that I often misjudge what people think about when they think about data. Particularly, I've observed a common misunderstanding about ...

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I was working with a cross-functional information technology and operational technology team from one of the world’s largest makers of home goods. We were discussing how to drive a digital ...

Data is growing at an exponential rate, with Deloitte predicting it will reach 175 zetabytes by 2025—the equivalent of one billion one-terabyte hard drives. Our expanding data stores are helping ...

Many factors go into choosing the right storage application and service provider to reap the benefits of storing data in the cloud. If you looked only at the string of cloud storage companies that ...

Microsoft Excel has more dataviz capabilities than you may realize. Find out how to make your data stand out with charts, PivotTables, sparklines, slicers and more. Everyone knows Microsoft Excel as a ...

Data now fuels everything from daily operations to long-term strategy, making data literacy—the ability to read, understand and leverage insights from data—a core business skill for professionals ...

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