Spotlight: Big Data

Big Data has arrived, challenging conventional approaches to Information Management. Companies want to understand how it helps them compete, and IT organizations want to support Big Data initiatives without breaking the bank. Collaborative offers a Point of View "Making Sense of Big Data" that tones down the hype and helps organizations make sense of Big Data. 

According to an IDC study, 1.8 zettabytes of new data were created in in 2011. To put this number in perspective, 61.3 terabytes of information were created per second over the course of a year. The majority of the information being created is semi-structured – blogs, images, videos. Companies are seeking ways to mine this exponentially expanding universe of unstructured information to gain a competitive advantage. Advances in technology are allowing these organizations that have identified strategic Big Data initiatives to make sense of their Big Data universe.

Collaborative Consulting offers a Point of View "Making Sense of Big Data" that frames the discussion in understandable business and technical terms. In short, the steady growth of structured “Big Transactions” and the rapid expansion of “Big Interactions” have given rise to new “Big Processing” platforms that in turn drive “Big Analytic” applications. 

Big Data readiness assessment and roadmap