Research Report: The Impact of Big Data on Data Analytics
ESG Research Report

Sep 28, 2011
In order to assess current data analytics and data management trends, as well as plans for the next 12-18 months, ESG recently surveyed 270 North American IT professionals representing large midmarket (500 to 999 employees) and enterprise-class (1,000 employees or more) organizations. Respondents were familiar with their organization’s current database environment as well as forward-looking strategies involving data analytics and integration initiatives.
The survey was designed to answer the following questions:
  • How important is the enhancement of data analytics capabilities relative to all of an organization’s IT priorities?
  • What challenges do organizations face with respect to their current data analytics technologies and processes?
  • How do organizations plan to deal with larger data sets during data analytics exercises?
  • What are organizations’ spending plans for data analytics in 2011 and beyond?
  • How are organizations planning to address their data analytics and data integration challenges?
  • What is driving the adoption or need for a MapReduce compute platform?
  • What challenges do organizations face with respect to their data integration needs?
  • How does data growth impact organizations in general?
Survey participants represented a wide range of industries including manufacturing, financial services, communications and media, health care, and retail.
 

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