The Data Deluge Problem: Identifying the Core Problem Rather Than Dealing with the Symptoms

Abstract : This white paper postulates that the information technology revolution that is commonly referred to as the Information Age is currently in a transition stage between data-processing and knowledge management that should be more aptly referred to as the Data Age. Symptoms of this transition stage are a data deluge problem that is evidenced by the inability of human computerusers to effectively analyze and draw useful conclusions from the overwhelming volume of data that is being collected, the increasing complexity of networked systems, the acknowledged vulnerability of virtually all existing digital systems to cyber security threats, and an increasing need to deal with symptoms that disrupt time critical operations and exact a heavy financial burden.