Data, databases, datawarehouses, and personal-data

In today's world data is needed to make sound business and personal decisions. The important thing to note about data is that it is only as valuable as the manner or method in which it is housed, verified, and presented. For example, if your bank posted the same transaction twice to your account you would think you had less money than what you actually did. The data that is used to make a decision is just as important (if not more important) than the decision that is based off of that data. In the end, always be suspicious and scrutinize data as you would your own personal decisions.