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Brian glassman's avatar

Looks good except this claim this is totally outlandish - U.S. companies lose a staggering $3.1 trillion annually from missed opportunities and remediation efforts.

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Mirko Peters's avatar

Totally get why that number sounds wild! The $3.1 trillion figure is often cited from IBM, but other studies estimate the cost of poor data quality to be anywhere from $2 to $5 trillion. Either way, the core issue stands — bad data quietly drains a massive amount of value from businesses.

Here’s a good read on the topic from Forbes: https://www.forbes.com/councils/forbestechcouncil/2021/10/14/flying-blind-how-bad-data-undermines-business

Appreciate the pushback — always good to keep these stats grounded!

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Brian glassman's avatar

That is ok then put citied by IBM afterwards then, the liability is on them and your reputation is protected! Good job on the article very smart and well written !

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Mirko Peters's avatar

normally i always link to the studies but unfortunately they were not freely accessible. i will try to do better in the future. thanks for the feedback, it really helps me a lot!

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