Is Analytics the Solution to the Big Data Problem?

Written By
Don Reisinger
Don Reisinger
Published: Sep 4, 2013
Updated: May 12, 2021
1 minute read

 Analytics the Solution to Big Data

1-Analytics to the Rescue

Analytics to the Rescue

81% of IT professionals around the globe agree that better analytics is central to the enterprise’s big data problems.

2-Change Causes IT Problems

Change Causes IT Problems

When asked how changes to IT infrastructure affect their business, 52% of IT pros say it causes troublesome incidents.

3-Tools to the Rescue?

Tools to the Rescue?

74% of IT professionals believe change and configuration management tools have limits in their overall effectiveness to solving corporate IT problems.

4-War Games

War Games

When an incident occurs in the enterprise, most IT organizations establish a war room in order to solve urgent problems.

5-Back to Analytics

Back to Analytics

According to 54% of IT pros, analytics takes on a “strategic role” when it comes to operations.

6-Some People Have Issues

Some People Have Issues

Surprisingly, 8% of respondents say analytics only cuts out some of the issues with handling big data and corporate IT incidents.

7-A Look Ahead

A Look Ahead

19% of IT professionals believe analytics will only improve the odds of big data being handled properly in the enterprise.

8-An Eye On Analytics

An Eye On Analytics

According to IT professionals, the four core functions for analytics are to manage changes to infrastructure, improve solution configuration, manage incidents and handle real problems.

Don Reisinger

Don Reisinger

Content Writer

Don Reisinger is a longtime content writer to several technology and business publications. Over his career, Don has written about everything from geek-friendly gadgetry to issues of privacy and data security. He became an eWEEK writer in 2009 producing slide shows focusing on the top news stories of the day. When he's not writing, Don is typically found fixing computers or playing an old-school video game.

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