Sunday, September 1, 2013

[Infographic] The Real World of Big Data

Big Data is here to stay (See post: [Infographic] The Scale & Scope of Big Data) and every day, organizations around the world are working towards identifying what they can leverage this for, or what their big data strategy needs to be, to compete in the digitized world of the 21st century and beyond. Clearly, the answers are not easy, and it will be some time before they figure it out.

Today's post provides an infographic from Wikibon that provides useful insights into what the areas of focus in the big data context can be, their potential (in dollar value terms, that is), and what some early adopters in the real business world are applying big data for.

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 The Real World of Big Data
The Real World of Big Data
via Wikibon Infographics