Tech giants are the new robber barons, terms we applied to railroad operators or oil prospectors in the 19th century, and their stock in trade isn’t gold or land but data.
It’s being created every time you type a URL into a browser, file an email, or organize a work flight. It’s filling data centers around the world and driving demand for new ones, with 2023 seeing record construction in the North American data center market, per CBRE data.
So-called because of its vastness, big data is the art and science of organizations, governments, and businesses learning more than they ever realized they needed to know about their markets and users.
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