Rob Bearden argues that data will transform everything as data has become a valuable corporate asset. Enterprises must change their business models to take advantage of all available data from billions of connected devices and consumer access to data or become irrelevant. Traditional constraints of using only structured data in silos and centralized data centers limit insights and the ability to gain actionable intelligence. However, open connected data platforms can break down these limitations by integrating all types of data from multiple sources. This will allow enterprises to gain deep historical analysis, real-time stream analytics at the edge, and machine learning capabilities to transform their industries.