Seventy years ago, IBM introduced the IBM 650 as its first mass-produced computing machine, selling 450 units. Last year, the global information-technology industry sold an estimated $5.7 trillion of goods and services. I believe this demonstrates that access to digital information is now as important for success as intellectual property or brand.
More than size, the key element of today’s IT is its incalculable and ever-increasing complexity. The growth and scale of connected systems create more relationships among people, objects, and lines of code. It’s a nonlinear phenomenon, explosive and essential.
