This document discusses how companies can use data and analytics to gain competitive advantages. It introduces the concept of "Code Halos" which represent the data generated from people, organizations, products and processes. This data contains insights that companies can use to better understand customers, partners, products and employees. The document presents examples of how analyzing Code Halos can improve business outcomes like increasing revenue, customer satisfaction and operational efficiencies. It also describes a platform called BigDecisions that Chief Data Officers can use to acquire, manage and analyze all types of data to drive business transformations and deliver analytics applications.