Creating Clarity with Big Data

The VINT Big Data research reports

Since 2005, when the term “Big Data” was launched – by O’Reilly Media remarkably enough, which had issued Web 2.0 a year previously – Big Data has become an increasingly topical theme. in terms of technological development and business adoption, the domain of Big Data has made powerful advances; and that is putting it mildly.

In this initial report on Big Data, the first of four, we give answers to questions concerning what exactly Big Data is, where it differs from existing data classification, how the transformative potential of Big Data can be estimated, and what the current situation (2012) is with regard to adoption and planning.

VINT attempts to create clarity in these developments by presenting experiences and visions in perspective: objectively and laced with examples. But not all answers, not by a long way, are readily available. indeed, more questions will arise – about the road map, for example, that you wish to use for Big Data. Or about governance. Or about the way you may have to revamp your organization. About the privacy issues that Big Data raises, such as those involving social analytics. And about the structures that new algorithms and systems will probably bring us.

The new data focus is a quest involving many issues, at the start of and certainly during the entire journey. that is why we will be pleased to exchange thoughts with you: online, at www.sogeti.com/vint/bigdata/questions, and in personal conversations, of course. By actively participating in the discussion, you can sharpen your (and our) ideas with respect to Big Data and come to progressive insights for taking lucid and responsible decisions. in this way, we jointly determine the concrete substantiation of the coming three research reports after this kick-off on the topic of Big Data.

For inspiration, we have included seven questions to which we would very much like to receive a response or, rather, your opinion. You can click on the relevant buttons in the PDF version of this document. You will then be directly transported to the discussion in question.