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** The source provides the following, additional information: "A global survey of 550 executives ... all were from companies with annual revenue in excess of 50 million U.S. dollars."
*** According to the source, data governance refers to the "overall management of the availability, usability, integrity, and security of data."
**** According to the source, data sovereignty and compliance includes "managing legal jurisdictions, adhering to laws and regulations."
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Significant big data challenges for organizations worldwide 2015, by performance
This survey presents the views of executives questioned about the significant challenges of big data initiatives in 2015. In 2015, ** percent of respondents indicated that the most significant challenge around big data initiatives was maintaining the quality of data.
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