Summary
In this chapter, we looked at the emergent data revolution and checked various historical perspectives. We looked at personal computing, smartphones, and the internet as the three top drivers of this revolution. From a business and institutional perspective, these three drivers created unique opportunities and challenges. We saw how Asian Paints took the lead in analyzing and understanding data to drive business growth 50+ years ago. However, emergent patterns caused concerns to various governments and regulators. Due to this, we provided a summary of their viewpoint on data explosion. We finished this chapter by understanding the basics that a business needs to keep in mind to survive and thrive in the throes of this data explosion.
We will now change gears from data and privacy risks and try to put on our predictive lenses to look at some trends for the future in the next section of this book. We will cover the trends of remote working in the next chapter.