Furthermore, it is one the best tools for gaining a clear business advantage in the global economy .

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In short, the digital economy turns business into a Moneyball game, in which leveraging data leads to global scale development and higher profitability.

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The companies who figure out how to capture business value from all that digital exhaust will surely have a competitive advantage in a global economy increasingly driven by data and pervasive computing.

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In the face of a shifting global economy, he also believes business management is more than just empowering tomorrow's work force.

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Neil Bentley, deputy director-general of the CBI business body said the news helped firm up the British economy's position in a global economy.

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But that old-fashioned construct is changing rapidly as technology becomes more deeply infused in every facet of business operations and almost every facet of our individual lives, and as a challenging global economy forces companies to wring new revenue out of new ideas.

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Because information is a powerful business asset, it is imperative that modern businesses have the know-how to operate in this increasingly global economy.

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