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Mar 2021
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A Data Tsunami is Coming, Is Your City R...

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Sameer Sharma, General Manager, Smart Cities and Intelligent Transportation at Intel, dives into why a cities infrastructure is the biggest obstacle when it comes to deploying new technology. IT Visionaries is brought to you by the Salesforce Platform - the #1 cloud platform for digital transformation of every experience. 
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