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Channeling my inner Neo!

Why Data & Analytics? I have never met a businessman or business woman who has said that they need ETL/Data Warehouse/Thingama Visualizer. They all want one thing. Information ... So while the Immortals (you know, you might know them as Elon or Mark), duke it out on the Matrix (I mean the internet) about AI and the bots arguing about whether LeBron or Jordan is the greatest of all, us mere mortals are wondering what to do with data, how to make sense of it and why we should invest in it. Well, unless you are one of the Immortals, read on.   Why Data? Why should you invest in it? Your business is running well, you are making money and you are doing a great job at it. Your family is happy, you make a good living and you have a few toys to show off. So why is this consultant scaring you by saying that data is the future and that if you don’t invest in it, you are behind the times? Look, they have a powerpoint presentation that looks like a hologram that looks li...