Data thinking is the holy grail of organic growth

Where does success come from? Nowadays, data thinking is a key component. It’s the culture that is responsible for SpaceX’s pioneering Falcon Heavy rocket launch as well as the secret behind hotels and bars remembering your favorite drink.

If there is anything that drives the most successful businesses right now, it is the clever use of data. Seen in this light, the acquisition by Basefarm of the Berlin-based The Unbelievable Machine Company (*um), the leading service provider for big data, cloud and managed cloud services in Germany and Austria, comes at exactly the right moment.