
* The way that information is managed touches all areas of life.
* The business of information management; industry is estimated to be worth more than $100 billion and growing at almost 10% a year.
* Hal Varian/Google: Data are widely available; what is scarce is the ability to extract wisdom from them.
* Chief information officers (CIOs) have become somewhat more prominent in the executive suite; a new kind of professional has emerged - the data scientist.