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Mass. firms see riches, jobs in charting oceans of data

By Michael B. Farrell

 |  Globe Staff  

  January 23, 2012

There’s big business in making sense of the massive amounts of information generated on the Web, and Boston is fast becoming a hub for what is deemed the next big trend in technology: analyzing data. Massachusetts is home to more than 100 companies that focus on what is known as “big data.’’ Employment in this sector is expected to more than double over the next six years, adding an estimated 15,000 jobs, according to the Mass Technology Leadership Council.

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