This document discusses the growth of data and new opportunities it enables. It notes that we now create 2.5 exabytes of new data per day, and that 90% of all data in existence today was created in just the last two years. This data capture has become automatic and ubiquitous. It also discusses how large online courses and data collection in education is allowing research to be more definitive and immediate, by tracking student interactions and identifying concepts that many students are misunderstanding.