1. The document discusses IBM's big data platform called B.I.G for establishing an information strategy in the era of big data.
2. It explains that big data presents new business opportunities but also challenges around volume, velocity, variety and veracity of data that require new technologies for flexible and scalable analysis of all available information.
3. IBM's B.I.G platform provides core big data technologies as well as information integration and governance capabilities to enable trusted and improved business value from big data analytics.