Wanted: Big Data and Big Data Experts
The majority of companies surveyed are initiating big data projects, but many are finding it hard to find professionals with big data expertise.
Have been using big data for some time: 38%.
Have just started a big data project: 38%.
Plan to have big data projects in the future: 20%.
Big data doesn’t make sense for the business: 4%.
Asked how the demand for big data analysis is changing, 93% of the survey respondents said that the demand for analysis is growing.
In the early stages: 88%.
Running a couple of projects: 32%.
Running pilot projects: 30%.
New to big data: 26%.
Have numerous projects: 12%.
In process, but have a lot to learn: 35%.
Need to scale and optimize processes: 28%.
Still figuring this out: 22%.
Have mature processes that provide tools and access: 8%.
Have proven processes, but can’t meet business demand: 7%
Ensuring data quality: 48%.
Keeping costs contained: 46%.
Satisfying business needs and expectations: 45%.
Quantifying the value of big data projects: 40%.
Finding people with required expertise: 36%
Performance: 56%.
Data quality: 54%.
Automation: 52%.
Reliability: 45%.
65% of the respondents said they are moving to a big data self-service analytics model to enable data professionals.
58% said they perform some or all of their big data processing in the cloud, and 30% said it is an option for the future.
83% of the survey respondents said their data teams are growing, and 35% are having trouble finding professionals with big data expertise.
31% said there are not enough technical resources to run big data operations effectively.