Inspired by how the corporate world has been able to target marketing efforts based on the information they gather on customers, the Orange County Sheriff’s Department is seeking to harness the power of ‘big data’. Like these corporations, we are using data to become a more effective organization. Instead of using customer data to customize advertising efforts, we are using employee performance data to set up an early-warning system that alerts managers to any employees who may be developing patterns of behavior that are potentially harmful to our organization.