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title: "Optimize Your Analytics – Why You Need a Data Acquisition Strategy"
description: "It’s no secret that external data can transform organizations’ data science and advanced analytics, but finding it is easier said than done."
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last-updated: "2022-10-26"
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# Optimize Your Analytics – Why You Need a Data Acquisition Strategy

> It’s no secret that external data can transform organizations’ data science and advanced analytics, but finding it is easier said than done.

- Canonical URL: https://www.explorium.ai/resource/optimize-your-analytics-ai-why-you-need-a-data-acquisition-strategy/
- Last updated: 2022-10-26

**It’s no secret that external data can transform organizations’ data science and advanced analytics, but finding it is easier said than done.** Even though there are thousands of data sources available, finding the right one and acquiring it can be a complex, resource-intensive process. It becomes even worse when you do it at scale. 

So how can you ensure that you always have access to exactly the data you need? By building a data acquisition strategy that lets you find what you need, on demand. Having the right processes and infrastructure in place can radically change how you find and deploy external data. 

**This whitepaper discusses: **

 	- Why you need a data acquisition strategy to get the most out of your analytics 

 	- The key components of a successful data acquisition strategy 

 	- The importance of being a data-hunting organization

 	- The characteristics of successful data hunters