Only one in 10 firms assign a monetary value to data they hold - report

Sooraj Shah
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A third of firms have not even attempted to value information assets they hold

Only one in 10 firms have assigned a monetary value to the data they hold, according to a report by The Economist Intelligence Unit, commissioned by HP. The report surveyed 300 business leaders ...

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