Can my insurance company know if I will need to go to the hospital next year and for how long? Can a supermarket extrapolate from purchasing behavior whether a woman is pregnant? How does the police know when and where the next break-ins will occur? Those who know the future own it. The new Big Data world processes the enormous amounts of data we generate daily, gradually eliminating randomness. We and our lives are becoming increasingly predictable. Business, science, and politics must adapt to this. The proper handling of data will become a crucial competitive factor. "Vigilant against the dangers, but open to the enormous opportunities that arise," is Rudi Klausnitzer's motto. The Big Data future is happening - with or without us.