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Big data: The next frontier for innovation, competition, and productivity

May 2011—Big data will become a key basis of competition, underpinning new waves of productivity growth, innovation, and consumer surplus—as long as the right policies and enablers are in place.more

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Essays in digital transformation
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Internet matters: Essays in digital transformation

March 2012—This compendium features essays by experts from the McKinsey Global Institute, McKinsey's Business Technology Office, and McKinsey's High Tech Practice. It tackles the theme of digital transformation as part of an ongoing research program on the economic impact of technology. more

Are you ready for big data
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Are you ready for the era of 'big data'?

October 2011—Radical customization, constant experimentation, and novel business models will be new hallmarks of competition as companies capture and analyze huge volumes of data. Here’s what you should know.more

Impact of the internet on economic growth
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The great transformer: The impact of the Internet on economic growth and prosperity

October 2011—While large enterprises and national economies have reaped major benefits from this technological revolution, individual consumers and small, upstart entrepreneurs have been some of the greatest beneficiaries from the Internet's empowering influence.more

Translating innovation into US growth
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Translating innovation into US growth: An advanced-industries perspective

May 2011—The United States faces a future in which the elements of economic leadership are moving abroad. Reversing these trends will require the private and public sectors to collaborate.more

The rise of the networked enterprise
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The rise of the networked enterprise: Web 2.0 finds its payday

December 2010—McKinsey's new survey research finds that companies using the Web intensively gain greater market share and higher margins.more

Clouds, big data, and smart assets
article|McKinsey Quarterly

Clouds, big data, and smart assets: Ten tech-enabled business trends to watch

August 2010—Advancing technologies and their swift adoption are upending traditional business models. Senior executives need to think strategically about how to prepare their organizations for the challenging new environment.more

The Internet of things
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The Internet of things

March 2010—More objects are becoming embedded with sensors and gaining the ability to communicate. The resulting information networks promise to create new business models, improve business processes, and reduce costs and risks.more

Competitive advantage from better interactions
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Competitive advantage from better interactions

May 2006—Companies are looking for ways to improve the effectiveness of their top talent: workers who interact with others and draw on experience and judgement to solve the deepest business problems.more

U.S. productivity after the dot-com bust
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US productivity after the dot-com bust

December 2005—A sector-by-sector analysis unveils the sources of continued productivity growth in the US, even after the dot-com collapse in 2000.more

Getting IT to spend right this time
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Getting IT spending right this time

May 2003—Smart IT investing doesn’t require a return to the spendthrift ways of the late 1990s.more

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