Thursday, January 10, 2013

5 Big Data predictions for 2013


What will 2013 bring for big data vendors and users? Hey, your guess is as good as ours. But 'tis the season for pugnacious prognosticators to don their soothsayer caps, and it seems some companies have a predilection for prophecy, or something like that.
Anyway, we've compiled a prediction-palooza of five 2013 big data projections that have come our way in the past week or so. What do you think? Are these shrewd speculations, obvious observations, or foolish forecasts?

1. The term 'big data' soon will be history. Hortonworks president Herb Cunitz predicts the 'big' in 'big data' will become redundant. 'As Apache Hadoop has evolved it has become a standard platform for this new world and by the end of 2013, the 'big' moniker will no longer be necessary…' he writes in a blog post. 'It is all just data, after all. Big data and all the predictions for this space will collapse into data management by the analysts and all those following, including a lot of the 'big' vendors.'
2. Budget will be a roadblock for many enterprises. Rainstor, a big data solutions provider, believes that budget woes will pose one of the biggest roadblocks for organizations hoping Read More

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