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

BizAcuity

Companies planning to scale their business in the next few years without a definite cloud strategy might want to reconsider. 2008: Microsoft announces Windows Azure (PaaS) with Azure Blob storage (S3 competitor). 2012: Amazon Redshift, the first of its kind cloud-based data warehouse service comes into existence.

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11 Financial Model Examples & Templates for 2021

Insight Software

Enterprises actively use financial modeling to guide their financial planning and strategic decision-making. Financial models offer data-driven, quantitative analysis that tells you where your company stands and where it’s heading. It’s in charge of the company’s financial planning. That being said, one model can’t do it all.

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Delivering Data Security Across Your Organization

Sisense

When an officer finally does plug in one of the USBs into a computer on the previously-closed-off police network, the hackers get access and can proceed with their plan. This scene dramatizes a similar attack that took place at a US army base in the Middle East in 2008. Next up, how software and security go hand-in-hand.