There's a popular phrase going around these days that Data is "the New Oil." I like this analogy for several reasons. One, it frames the conversation putting data where it rightfully belongs. Data has value, adds value, and enables scenarios that previously had been impossible or impractical. Oil has transformed the world. Much like oil, Data Science and Analytics, will transform the world in ways that we can't even imagine yet.
We're on the cusp of something big and while I'm not the first person to say that, I am likely to be the first person to point out that we probably can't even imagine some of the places that the Data Revolution will take us.