The sheervolumeofdata involved in modelling the brain will itself lead to "radically new" IT with new computer technologies designed to manage the flow.
Add to that the sheervolumeofdata and real-time alerts, especially when your focus is at a campus or portfolio level, you can see why the task of interconnecting this information is daunting.
"One of the reasons we're so excited about community data is the sheervolumeof it, " says Rik Temmink, vice president for product management at TeleAtlas, the digital mapping subsidiary of sat-nav manufacturer TomTom.