- Published on December 17, 2021
- In AI Features
Council Post: The Democratisation Of Data—Everyone wants to know what’s happening NOW!
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- By Gaurav Dhall
In 2010, Google CEO Eric Schmidt said at the Techonomy conference that the amount of data being created from the beginning of human civilisation to 2003 was the same as the amount of data created in two days in 2010. Fast forward to a decade later, it was estimated that the amount of data stood at a staggering 44 ZB, and 1.7 MB of data was being generated every second.
Data is a highly valuable commodity in today’s digital economy. It has become indispensable to the development of technologies like artificial intelligence and an important input to services like production, logistics, and online services – making it a critical link in the value chain of several industries.
What Runs The World – Information!
Within this huge amount of data lies a treasure trove of inform
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Gaurav Dhall
Gaurav brings almost 30 years of experience to SingleStore, where he heads APJ, India and Middle East. He has been credited for building a strong and well-performing partner network in APJ, ANZ and the Middle East and also leads Global SI partnerships. In his prior career, Gaurav has created and led global high-performance teams, conceptualised new initiatives, and incubated new businesses at Wipro, Ness Technologies, Headstrong, and Parametric Technology.
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