If you want to stay ahead of your competition and gain better and quicker insights from your data, it would be a smart strategy to start considering the adoption of big data in your company. As this infographic of a survey conducted by big data vendor Qubole points out, enterprises are following Digital First companies into big data and cloud computing adoption.
According to the survey, 93 percent of companies with revenue of less than $500 million are considering or currently implementing Big Data as a Service, and 80 percent with that same revenue are considering, implementing, or currently using the public cloud. Its not just smaller businesses that are seeking the advantage of big data; 81 percent of companies with revenue of $500 million or more are considering or currently implementing Big Data as a Service, and 70 percent are considering, implementing, or using the public cloud as well.
This survey doesnt only identify trends in the initial stage of big data adoption, it also lends insights into how companies feel big data is solving their problems and what their common challenges are. 48 percent reported that the limited availability of skilled employees was a challenge, 47 percent listed limited budget, and 40 percent listed legacy issues as their main obstacle. There are still problems to solve in the implementation and integration of big data, but more and more companies see the benefit and are making the decision to adopt.
Quboles survey also sheds some light into the type of people who are adopting big data for their organizations. Its notable that big data adopters tend to skew young, with about 42 percent of respondents being younger than 35.
The survey also shows the types of jobs people who adopt big data solutions tends to do. Almost one-fifth of those who responded (19 percent) were in application development. This is rounded out in the top five by data scientists (15 percent), CIO, CTO, or Director of IT (13 percent), senior management, (13 percent), and IT, network, or security administrator (10 percent). Also included in the top ten were jobs like sales and marketing, business analyst, and business operation. From these results, its clear that big data is a versatile enough technology that can be used for a wide variety of roles.
If theres one trend thats apparent from Quboles survey, its that big data adoption is on the rise. More people and organizations are recognizing the value it can add to their operations. The result is an increase in those who use or plan on using big data solutions.
