Is Analytics the Solution to the Big Data Problem? | CIO Insight

Is Analytics the Solution to the Big Data Problem?

Written By
Don Reisinger
Don Reisinger
Sep 4, 2013
1 minute read

 Analytics the Solution to Big Data

1-Analytics to the RescueAnalytics 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 ProblemsChange 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 GamesWar Games

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

5-Back to AnalyticsBack to Analytics

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

6-Some People Have IssuesSome 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 AheadA 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 AnalyticsAn 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.

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