Dealing with Big Data should be a big priority: Cisco study

SAN JOSE, CA – Enormous amounts of data are being generated daily by smartphones, sensors, video cameras, smart meters, and other connected devices. While this “data avalanche” represents a potential gold mine of insights, a new study commissioned by Cisco says that IT professionals and businesses are challenged to extract strategic value from their data. The Cisco Connected World Technology Report surveyed IT professionals across 18 countries (including Canada) to examine the IT readiness, challenges, technology gaps, and strategic value of implementing what it terms “Big Data” projects. While most companies are collecting, storing and analyzing data, the report reveals...