When Big Data Is Bad Data

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Data Center Of T-Systems
BIERE, GERMANY - JULY 01: Employee checking a server rack at the new data center of T-Systems, a subsidiary of Deutsche Telekom AG on July 01, 2014, in Biere, Germany. T-Systems is the largest German and one of the largest European IT services companies. (Photo by Thomas Trutschel/Photothek via Getty Images)Thomas Trutschel—Photothek via Getty Images
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