2015: The Year Big Data Becomes Agile? Posted on : May 06 - 2015

This is the year big data becomes an integrated part of an agile business strategy. That’s not just a function of technology, but of culture and process. It all begins with the realization that extracting value from big data depends on adapting to a constantly changing environment around us.

Big Data Doesn’t Stand on its Own

Oliver Ratzesberger, Senior Vice President of Software at Teradata TDC +0.11%, observed, “we are maturing in big data,” as companies come to realize that just putting up big data doesn’t cut it. “Without business results, big data is just a science project,” Ratzesberger said. That’s the mistake many businesses made when they jumped on the big data bandwagon without a plan for its use. View more