Data is not an asset, it’s a liability

Re:Data is not an asset, it’s a liability by Lerc on Thursday September 10, 2015 @08:18PM (#10201329)

If data is a liability aren't we all worse off for knowing that?

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Re:Data is not an asset, it’s a liability by Mz on Thursday September 10, 2015 @08:27PM (#10201355)

I read an interesting book once that distinguished clearly between data, information, wisdom and perhaps a couple of other levels of this hierarchy. Advice is usually not data. Data is raw, unprocessed information. Being awash in it is not necessarily valuable, but wisdom is a different matter altogether.

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Re:Data is not an asset, it’s a liability by hewhowhineth on Friday September 11, 2015 @04:29AM (#10202591)

DIKW Pyramid https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DIKW_Pyramid Now your turn. What's the name of the book? :)

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Re:Data is not an asset, it’s a liability by Mz on Friday September 11, 2015 @12:03PM (#10204446)

Thanks!

Unfortunately, I don't recall the name.

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