Oracle Open World brings together like-minded database-focused attendees, and Strata brings together Big Data geeks!

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Well, OK, fascinating for the data geeks like myself perhaps.

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It's unclear, however, exactly where Metrico tested data bandwidth, and as any iPhone-toting San Francisco resident will tell you, data quality can be terrible in areas with high concentrations of tech geeks.

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