Too Much Information

Ben Worthen writes It’s Official: There’s Too Much Information. 

My take: There is only too much information if some of the information isn't contributing to making better business decisions. I am sure Wal-Mart's 1 billion records per hour helps it to understand the buying trends of the market. The danger comes when the data is captured on the off chance it might be used, or because the CIO feels that it is what the users are likely to want without consulting them.

Strictly speaking the issue is too much data. Information is what you infer from the data. Though admittedly beyond a certain point the benefits of information discovery yield a diminishing return in business advantage.