05 Nov We’re Sitting On a Big Data Time Bomb
Despite big data’s promising benefits, few organizations have begun the essential steps to prepare for the adoption of new capabilities and data platforms. An industry survey of global companies found that only 35 percent have “robust processes for data capture, curation, validation, and retention.” Equally troubling, 67 percent “do not have well-defined criteria in place to measure the success of their big data initiatives.” Instead, big data solutions are integrated reactively, department by department, or not at all.