Quote of the day by inventor of the World Wide Web, Tim Berners-Lee: "Data is a precious thing and will last longer than the systems themselves" highlighting the longevity of data as a resource

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Fri, 12 Jun 2026 22:00:00 +0000

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One of the most esteemed scientists in the world reflects on how important data has become in the 21st century and the modern iteration of the internet

FULL STORY ======================================================================Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Reddit Pinterest Flipboard Threads Email Share this article 0 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter As the web blossomed from the seeds that Tim Berners-Lee planted nearly 40 years ago, it has become a very different place with all kinds of challenges arising in the intervening
years. Chief among these challenges has been handling the exponential growth in information that has flowed between devices, servers and systems. "IT professionals have a responsibility to understand the use of standards and
the importance of making Web applications that work with any kind of device. They need to take the view that data is a precious thing and will last longer than the systems themselves." Tim Berners-Lee, June 2012 When data was the new oil Much has been said about the importance of data in the modern world, with data scientist Clive Humby likening it to oil; raw data is valuable but worthless if unrefined and, if harnessed, can power modern businesses. Quote of the day This article is part of TechRadar Pro's QOTD project to provide an insight into the minds of the brightest and most recognized figures in the technology industry today and in years gone by. Read the full series here . Just as Humby popularized this phrase, BCS, the Chartered Institute of IT interviewed Tim Berners-Lee on a variety of subject areas, including professionalism in the IT industry. Latest Videos From Watch full video here:

Here, the inventor of the World Wide Web touched on how IT professionals and designers must consider data essential to how they build the systems of the future. Data forever Regardless of the hardware, software and applications that have come and gone in recent years, it's very much data that is at the heart of what's been keeping the web and the wider technology world ticking in the last few decades. This swelling ocean of information has persisted, despite plenty of these systems falling by the wayside. You may like Solving the enterprise data optimization problem Quote of the day by Google CEO
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We now see that this data is powering the next wave of systems, namely generative AI and AI agents. Using data scraped from the internet and other sources, these systems are gearing up to offer new and as-of-yet-unseen features of businesses and employees across the world. It's certain that, regardless of future innovation, data will be at the heart of it. Are you a pro? Subscribe to our newsletter Sign up to the TechRadar Pro newsletter to get all the top news, opinion, features and guidance your business needs to succeed! Contact me with news and offers from other Future brands Receive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsors By submitting
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