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Why Project Managers Matter

Did you know that 71 percent of big IT transformation projects are probably doomed to fail?

That's the sobering finding of new research conducted by consulting company McKinsey and the University of Oxford. What's more, you can expect at least one-third of projects to come in at least 50 percent over budget.

Dive into the Data Lake

No matter how many times I see the numbers, I’m still blown away by the projected growth in unstructured (aka “Big”) data: from 4.4 zettabytes last year (just writing “zettabytes” is a statement in and of itself!) to 44 zettabytes in 2020, according to IDC. That means it’s going to double every two years.

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