The document discusses big data and EMC's expertise and strategy around big data. It provides definitions of big data, describes the massive growth of digital data and challenges of managing unstructured data. It outlines EMC's R&D center in Brazil focused on big data and collaboration. It also distinguishes between business intelligence and data science, the importance of predictive analytics, and the role of data scientists. Finally, it outlines EMC's oil and gas strategy and examples of big data applications and technologies across the upstream exploration and production process.