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How The Cloud Made ‘Data-Driven Culture’ Possible | Part 1

BizAcuity

2002: Microsoft launches the.NET initiative. Microsoft also releases Power BI, a data visualization and business intelligence tool. Businesses find the need to manage unstructured data efficiently as a major business problem. Data lakes or data lake houses alone cannot solve the efficiency problem.

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Scaling AI? First—get your data storage right

CIO Business Intelligence

As the general manager of the Oakland Athletics, Beane used data and analytics to find undervalued baseball players on a shoestring budget. In 2002, his data-driven baseball team achieved a 20-game winning streak and the American League West title, competing against franchises spending over twice as much recruiting players.