http://theceoviews.com/data-science-and-ai-rebuild-your-ground-for-real-business-gains

Data is to the modern world what oil was to the 19th century – an extraordinary resource which can make winners of those who learn how to exploit it effectively. For businesses, data science offers major advantages over other analytical techniques, for instance its predictive power, dynamic potential to learn and improve over time and the ability to integrate it into standard business flows compared for instance with a graph or slide. But as with any technique, the quality of the output will depend on the quality of the input, in this case the data, the rate of dispersion of the techniques and the level of comfort with data science in employees, customers and the wider public.