New Delhi, April 7 -- Legendary Intel CEO, Andy Grove, talked about "strategic inflection points," periods of fundamental change in a business, an industry, or even the world. At such times, he said, clarity about what you uniquely do and why you do it is essential to defining your path forward.

The emergence of data as a transformational force is such a moment-for the world and for Intel. We already create technology that enriches lives, serving every industry, every sector of society, and nearly every person on earth, every day. But now nearly everything looks more like a computer and therefore what it means to have "Intel Inside" is changing.

A computer is no longer simply a PC or a server in a data center, or even a phone. Computing...