[MUSIC] The emergence of Internet of things and advances in distributed computing have brought vast amounts of data and the technological capability to analyze it. Now that we can extract useful insights and new knowledge, we need to know how to shape that data to focus on what to do with it and what it can do for us. Enter data science. Companies like LinkedIn, Glassdoor, Indeed, and Dice track employment trends which show a career in data science moving up the list of most promising jobs to become number one since 2016. It remains one of the top three career choices for 2020. Dice noted that job postings are from companies in a wide variety of industries, not just tech. Global Industry Analysts Incorporated predicts that the data science platform market will grow by $314.8 billion US by 2025, driven by a compounded growth of 38.2%. McKinsey Global Institute warned of huge talent shortages for data and analytics by 2018. Forrester Research Analyst Brandon Purcell said, in January of 2019, the demand for data scientists will only grow as organizations increasingly rely on data-driven insights. We're now well into that period, and recruiters are finding it difficult to fill the growing need for talented data scientists. What motivates someone going into a data science? For one thing, data science applies to almost any discipline. So if you have the aptitude and desire to work with data, enjoy coding, have no problem learning math and statistics, and you are a good storyteller, then you can certainly enter a data science field and excel. For most people, this means acquiring additional tools and skills and continuously learning about new tools and techniques in the field. The women in data science initiative spearheaded by the Stanford Institute for Computational and Mathematical Computing have committed to inspire and educate data scientists worldwide, regardless of gender and to support women in the field. When you are seeking a career in data science, you need to make sure your skill set matches the role you are targeting. You can tailor your skill set to the specific area you want to enter, adding missing skills via one of the many excellent online training resources. Then you'll be prepared for a fascinating and rewarding career. So now it is time to move into this field when there are such diverse choices available and education resources that make it a reality. [MUSIC]