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What’s Holding Your Data Program Back?

July 28, 2021 | Thomas C. Redman | Data, AI, & Machine Learning

Why does progress in the data space continue to be so slow? Based on a review of organizations’ successes and failures, discussions with experts in data and analytics, and study groups that dived deeply into the topic, the author identifies the underlying factors impeding organizations’ data science efforts and points to nine key areas they must address in order to advance their data initiatives.

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