Quote of the day by inventor of the World Wide Web, Tim Berners-Lee: "Data is a precious thing and will last longer than the systems themselves" — highlighting the longevity of data as a resource

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As the web blossomed from the seeds that Tim Berners-Lee planted nearly 40 years ago, it has become a very different place with all kinds of challenges arising in the intervening years. Chief among these challenges has been handling the exponential growth in information that has flowed between devices, servers and systems.



When data was the new oil

Much has been said about the importance of data in the modern world, with data scientist Clive Humby likening it to oil; raw data is valuable but worthless if unrefined – and, if harnessed, can power modern businesses.

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