Devices at the edge of enterprise networks connected to integrated Microsoft software and services help enterprises identify and act on opportunities that otherwise would be out of reach by improving access to data, enhancing performance, extending security and powering flexible line-of-business applications.

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And where data management and analysis was once a job for IT specialists, now it is more commonly seen as an everyday part of line-of-business operations: in our new survey, 95 percent of respondents told us that their dedicated data analysts work within business groups rather than in the IT department.

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