Bloomberg Lets Customers Test Drive its Datasets

Bloomberg is throwing open its data trove to prospective users, enabling them to interact with the information before deciding on whether to buy into new datasets.

The Virtual Data Room will give customers the chance to explore the coverage, quality and usability of Bloomberg’s Bulk Data License datasets. The service is designed to accelerate the data onboarding process, which usually takes a minimum of three months, New York-based Bloomberg said.

“The Virtual Data Room is akin to test driving a new car before you buy it,” said Brian Doherty, Global Head of Data License at Bloomberg.