There is, of course, a dark side to the industry that couldn't be ignored -- Nikki Sixx of the 80s band Motley Crue, gave us a fascinating insight into the self-destructive nature of the cliched lifestyle that so nearly killed him.
As part of this mission, I had a fascinating conversation recently with Mok Oh, Chief Scientist at PayPal, about the nature of the current state of big data infrastructure and applications.