Meanwhile, the need for big data capabilities continues to grow as the amount of data in the world doubles every two years.12 A growing number of activities—communications, trade and commerce, media consumption and work—generate extensive digital data. The proliferation of networked sensors through the Internet of Things and smartphones is leading to more activities having a digital footprint and consequently, more data. Matching step with growth in data is the increasing power of advanced analytics. As predicted by Moore’s law, computational capacity continues to double every 18 months. Combined with cloud computing and advances in user interfaces and visualization techniques, this progress is increasing the power to rapidly analyze data and deliver insight. It is also raising new challenges and requiring new skill sets.