Why is computing power so influential in data analysis?

 Statistics for Data Science. 

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Why study statistics?  
Modern computing power is causing a revolution in data analysis. Key drivers have been the rapid development of new technology, access to more and bigger data, and the greater use of quantitative analysis in a variety of disciplines: 

Why is computing power so influential in data analysis?
Why is almost any sort of data so valuable to the companies and the governments?