Big Data Analytics
Big data analytics is a process of drilling, distilling, sifting, and making sense of large volumes of data in order to reveal underlying trends, hidden insights, business patterns and customer behaviours that have the power to positively drive business decisions. With the proliferation of vast amounts of information comes the potential to tap into that information and use it to predict, understand and improve everything from product performance to customer behaviour to risk management.
In the era of big data, traditional reporting measures aren’t enough. They’re easily overwhelmed by the sheer amount of capturable, actionable data now available. While dashboards and reports are imperative, alone they lack the ability to view past information and project it into the future. They’re not predictive.
Enter big data analytics. Big data analytics give businesses the power to actually connect the dots on information that might at first seem innocuous or find meaning in an overwhelming sea of data points. Self service, scenario modelling, in-memory technology, real-time information and data visualization encompass the capabilities that are needed to produce big data analytics. Inevitably, the largest impact that big data analytics has on processes is governance. Without it, insights and trends could be compromised. When done correctly, business can tap into a limitless potential for insights that will deepen their ability to engage with customers, optimise operations, mitigate risk, and even identify new sources of revenue.