Data is the transformative business asset in the modern, digital economy. However, only 6% of line-of-business executives view IT as a competitive differentiator for the business, as opposed to the 25% who view IT as a business inhibitor. Simply supporting the business is no longer enough. IT must fuel the creation of new opportunity, and data and the speed of accessing that data are the key for the highly demanding applications of today and the very near future. Among those executives who view IT as an inhibitor, 43% indicated that they view it so because they have difficulty accessing the data they need for business operations and analysis. Read this paper to learn more.