I recently finished reading In the Plex, which is a great look inside Google and how they operate. For a company that has had so much secrecy around it's internal workings, this was an amazing look at how the company operates. If you're interested in Google, or even in how a technology company might grow and operate, or even just curious about the decisions that might affect our lives with regard to digital information, this is an interesting book to read.

 

There are lots of things to talk about in there, but one thing in particular seemed to stand out to me. I n many cases, the justification for getting some project approved, or moving forward, is different than in many companies. It's not the personal relationship with the person in charge, or because it seems like a good idea, but because thedata matters. That's a quote used quite often in the book.

 

Read the rest of "Data Matters" at SQLServerCentral.