INTRODUCTION

As a technology consultant, I am motivated to stay up-to-date on the latest and greatest new technologies and trends. During the past decade, I’ve come to recognize an undercurrent in the world of technology and the Internet, a force that was both an enabler of new technologies and a potential barrier to their advancement: data growth.

If you’re like most “connected” people, you start your day by logging into one or more email accounts to see how your day is going to go. If you’re an average person, you’re wading through about 150 emails each day, trying to determine what deserves your attention and what can be deleted. Perhaps you’ve noticed that over the last decade the amount of email you get every day has been slowly and steadily ...

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