With PCs, people got the power to do what big business called "data processing" but in many more ways than any company could ever do.

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He also started a data processing business, which he sold in 1968 to University Computing, later acquired by Computer Associates.

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OptumInsight : The consulting division of UnitedHealth Group, providing business process outsourcing, advisory and data processing services to its clients.

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It is obvious that full incorporation of external data sources is going to be a long-term effort, involving changes to data processing technology, analytics, business relationships, and ways of working.

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Our technology industry component covers 11 six-digit NAICS sectors covering information industries such as software publishing, Internet publishing, data processing, and tech-related business services such as computer systems design, custom programming, engineering services, and research and development.

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The rise in the volume, variety, and velocity of data, the arrival of many new types of analytical tools all across the business intelligence value chain, and the emergence of new forms of computer science dedicated to data processing such as Hadoop, has created a vacuum.

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One benefit of being in the "server farm" business is that so many businesses across sectors depend on having access to massive amounts of data, storage and processing power to keep their businesses running.

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