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Big Data, Deep Questions

Big Data in Cartoons

June 13, 2016 Clive Jones Leave a comment

I wanted to share a rich trove of Dilbert cartoons poking fun at Big Data curated by Baiju NT at Big Data Made Simple.

Like this one,

Dilbert

http://dilbert.com/strip/2012-07-29

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