By Chris Preimesberger, eWeek
Big data, the collection and analysis of various types of data in large volumes to create business insights and advantage, is a fast-growing IT trend that is on the lips of many corporate executives and IT managers these days. It is certainly true that excellent tools are available to build these projects now. These tools include big data-ready storage, intelligent networking, increased processing power and high-end analytics. Some of these tools are even available as services from cloud providers. However, like any other emerging trend, the reality is that we are in the early stages of developing any real best practices for putting big data to work. Fortunately, there are a growing number of IT people who are now harnessing big data to the business advantage of their companies and we can learn from them.
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