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As enterprises go about their Big Data adoption journey, there are many pressing
questions at hand. What are the Big Data capabilities they desire? How will they
leverage Big Data for greater business value? How can they fnd a solution that
delivers both speed and outcomes? Lets fnd out with our Big Data experts.
Vishnu Bhat
Vice President and Global Head
Cloud, Infosys
@BhatVishnu
Joseph A. di Paolantonio
Vice President and Principal
Analyst, Constellation Research
@JAdP
Rajeev Nayar
Associate Vice President and
Head Big Data, Infosys
@nayar_rajeev
R Ray Wang
Principal Analyst and CEO,
Constellation Research
@rwang0
Is the traditional approach to
data warehousing relevant in
the Big Data environment?
A signifcant shift in mindset is required.
Enterprise data warehousing (EDW) has to
account for unstructured and semi-structured
data.
EDW will transform to augmented data
warehousing or logical data warehousing very
soon, and in a hurry.
Some approaches from data warehousing
are key, like a focus on data quality and
information governance.
The end in mind takes advantage of some
data warehousing techniques. The goal is
moving from data to decisions.
Vishnu Bhat
R Ray Wang
Are enterprises considering the
complete spectrum of opportunities
that Big Data presents?
Not really. So far we have seen the mindshare
predominantly revolving around externally
available social media data.
The opportunity lies in harnessing unstructured
data within enterprise as well as structured
operational data in backup tapes.
Large, traditional enterprises are just
beginning to see beyond the hype of Big Data
by investigating newer approaches to data
management and analytics for sales, customer
service and retention, operations.
The full spectrum of opportunities have not yet
been defned. The use cases are a huge data set
themselves.
Vishnu Bhat
Joseph A. di Paolantonio
Whats the criterion to choose the right
solution for Big Data to address the varied
needs of both IT and business?
The questions to be asked of
the data sets set the criteria.
As do the available talent and
architectural ft.
The criteria should include speed, agility,
self-service concepts, and connection to variety
of data sources.
Other important criteria: does the solution
enable fast discovery of insights from massive
volumes of data? Does the solution minimize
data extraction and movement?
Joseph A. di Paolantonio
Vishnu Bhat
What data governance aspects should
enterprises consider while implementing
Big Data solutions?
Big data and data science are about exploring data.
Outliers can be important.
Agile, iterative approaches to data cleansing, integrity,
and master data management are vital.
Content governance on the other hand
is diferent. Quality concerns remain but
the solutions can be made tolerant to bad
quality data by using statistical methods
to normalize.
Joseph A. di Paolantonio
Rajeev Nayar
Solutions available in the market today talk
about faster insights and decisions. But how do
you ensure implementation of those decisions?
Solutions in the market today focus on analysis, but
these are of no use unless enterprises are able to
institutionalize them.
Enterprises should look for Big Data solutions that
enable rapid institutionalization. They should also
put in place a process that ensures business leaders
take accountability of insights and follow through to
institutionalization.
Implementation can be ensured
with the right processes, training,
and automation with regard to
Big Data.
When you focus on business outcomes and
not the technology, you improve alignment
for success.
Success also requires alignment with business
processes, as well as providing the right
rewards and incentives.
Vishnu Bhat
R Ray Wang
Joseph A. di Paolantonio
There will be two camps that clearly form in
this space.
One that will try to build the capabilities of
existing data processing solutions into Big
Data technologies.
And the other that will subsume the Big
Data processing model into the traditional
databases.
Enterprises need an even stronger emphasis on probability
and statistics as even more complex data sources spring from
the Internet of Things.
All roadmaps must interweave including machine-to-
machine (M2M), machine-to-human (M2H), human-to-
machine (H2M), and human-to-human (H2H). Decisions must
be made at the right time, at the right place, meaning Big
Data includes mobility and cloud.
Rajeev Nayar
Joseph A. di Paolantonio
What is the future of Big Data and how should
enterprises plan their adoption roadmap?
Big Data, data science, as well as data
management and analysis (DMA) skills are in short
supply at enterprises.
Also, traditional skills in enterprise data
warehousing and business intelligence dont
translate to Big Data expertise.
Service providers address both these needs.
There will be a shift from product vendors
and engineered system providers to system
integrators who will engineer solutions.
The service providers who do not evolve
along this shift will be pushed down to the
infrastructure space.
Service providers can play a role
inBig Data business models.
Or they can help guide enterprises
as to which Big Data tools are worth
the investment.
What role can service providers play to
realize business value through Big Data?
Joseph A. di Paolantonio
Rajeev Nayar
R Ray Wang
While it is evident that business and IT teams across enterprises want to leverage Big Data insights,
they are unable to fnd a solution that meets both their priorities. If turning data into revenue is the
clarion call, what enterprises need is:
Real-time data discovery and aggregation Easy-to-use data visualization options
Automated connector functions for new
information sources
A way to operationalize insights across
the enterprise
Reusable algorithms to build insights in
a few minutes
Prebuilt industry-specifc scenarios
Vishnu Bhat, Vice President and Global Head Cloud, Infosys
Vishnu has been with Infosys for 20 years. He leads the Cloud and Big Data practices at Infosys, and is
driving the vision of delivering a trusted cloud ecosystem for its clients. Previously, Vishnu led the System
Integration unit at Infosys. Prior to that, he was the Chief Operating Ofcer (COO) for Infosys Australia. As
COO, he integrated an acquired subsidiary, building a strong footprint in the market. He has also headed
the Global Development Centre in Toronto and delivery operations for Canada.
Rajeev Nayar, Associate Vice President and Head Big Data, Infosys
Rajeev Nayar leads the Big Data practice as part of the Cloud unit at Infosys. He has more than 18 years
of experience in information management. His key areas of focus now are big data analytics and extreme
data processing, which deals with very large-scale data solutions. His works spans multiple vertical areas
and has helped guide the development of a patent pending solution for big data at Infosys. He has
presented at a number of conferences and co-authored a book on big data titled Big Data Spectrum.
Joseph A. di Paolantonio, Vice President and Principal Analyst, Constellation Research
Joseph A. di Paolantonio focuses on the Internet of Things, applying data management and analytics
to energy management, sustainability, sensors, green business practices, and more. Since 1978, Joseph
has been involved with renewable energy research, creating analytical techniques for solving business,
engineering and scientifc problems. Starting 2004, he has been blogging at The TeleInterActive Press.
R Ray Wang, Principal Analyst and CEO, Constellation Research
R Ray Wang is the author of the popular enterprise software blog A software insiders point of view,
as well as a much sought-after thought leader and speaker. A background in emerging business and
technology trends, enterprise apps strategy, technology selection, and contract negotiations enables Ray
to provide his clients and readers with the bridge between business leadership and technology adoption.
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The 7 key considerations are derived from a Big Data Tweetchat, featuring Big Data experts
from Constellation Research and Infosys. The Tweetchat brought together business and IT
communities to discuss Big Data opportunities.
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