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Insights on Big Data Analytics Intel’s IT Manager Survey September 2013

200 U.S.-Based IT Managers Speak Out

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We wanted to find out:

  What is your understanding of big data?

  How are you approaching your big data projects?

An update to our 2012 survey, this report also:

  Shows year-over-year evolution in the understanding of big data analytics

  Demonstrates some of the progress made in big data in the enterprise

Note: See our methodology in the full research report

at intel.com/BigDataAnalysis.

Top Five Findings

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1.  Big data analytics is a top strategic focus.

2.  IT and stakeholders understand the value potential of big data.

3.  Big data is delivering real-world insight.

4.  The cloud and commercial versions of Apache Hadoop* are a good fit for big data analytics.

5.  Big data challenges are evolving.

Big Data Analytics Is a Top Strategic Focus

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  Similar to our 2012 findings, our 2013 survey identified big data as a top strategic focus for the enterprise.

  Updating data center infrastructure is also a leading priority through 2016.

  Larger companies ($100M+) are three times more likely than smaller ones (<$100M) to rank big data as their top priority (34% vs. 11%).

Enterprises Have a Formal Big Data Strategy

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  70% of respondents already have a formal big data strategy in place.

  22% of respondents will have a formal plan in place within a year.

  77% of respondents currently process both structured and unstructured data.

  16% plan to do so within the next year.

IT Managers Understand Big Data

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  IT managers feel that they—and their stakeholders— know what big data is about and understand its value. -  91% of IT managers have a strong

understanding of big data and what it takes to support it (compared to 80% in 2012).

-  75% felt their stakeholders also have a strong understanding of big data.

  And requests for big data analytics are common. -  54% receive requests regularly and 97% receive

them at least occasionally.

-  Fortunately, the majority of these requests are communicated fairly clearly (79%).

Big Data Is Delivering Real-World Insight Today

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  Our survey group is already using big data to gather insight.

  Top uses today: -  Evaluating staffing levels and productivity

-  Generating competitive intelligence

  Expected top uses by 2016: -  Improving operational efficiency

-  Generating new revenue sources

Cloud Use for Big Data Is Fairly Widespread

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… And Deployment of Commercial Versions of Apache Hadoop* Is Increasing

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Adoption of tools such as the Apache Hadoop* framework continues to rise.

Big Data Challenges Are Evolving

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Now that big data is moving to real-world implementation, the challenges and obstacles are evolving.

  49% of IT managers rate analyzing big data sets as a leading challenge.

  36% list big data expertise as a top-tier concern.

  Data growth and data integration also top the list.

Concerns about Apache Hadoop* Framework

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Commercial Framework

  42% of IT managers are concerned about high subscription and licensing costs.

  30% worry that vendor solution capabilities will be limited or difficult to upgrade.

Open-Source Framework

  43% worry about the completeness of an open-source Apache Hadoop* solution.

  38% are concerned about integrating the solution with existing resources.

Our Respondents Had a Lot More to Say

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  Read the full research report at

intel.com/BigDataAnalysis.

  Learn more about big data analytics at intel.com/bigdata. •  Join the Intel IT Center at

intel.com/itcenter to gain access to more industry insights.

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