The data deluge refers to the situation where the sheer volume of new data being generated is overwhelming the capacity of institutions to manage it and researchers to make use of it.
Source: President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology, Leadership Under Challenge: Information Technology R&D in a Competitive World An Assessment of the Federal Networking and Information Technology R&D Program 35 (Aug. 2007): http://www.nsf.gov/geo/geo-data-policies/pcast-nit-final.pdf
Synonyms:
Data Revolution