This PowerPoint presentation provides insights into results of a 2013 survey about big data analytics, including a comparison to 2012 big data survey results.

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Insights on Big Data Analytics
Intel’s IT Manager Survey
September 2013

2. 200 U.S.-Based IT Managers Speak Out
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We wanted to find out:
 What is your understanding of big data?
 How are you approaching your big data projects?
An update to our 2012 survey, this report also:
 Shows year-over-year evolution in the understanding of big data analytics
 Demonstrates some of the progress made in big data in the enterprise
Note: See our methodology in the full research report
at intel.com/BigDataAnalysis.

3. Top Five Findings
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1. Big data analytics is a top strategic focus.
2. IT and stakeholders understand the value potential of big data.
3. Big data is delivering real-world insight.
4. The cloud and commercial versions of Apache Hadoop* are a
good fit for big data analytics.
5. Big data challenges are evolving.

4. Big Data Analytics Is a Top Strategic Focus
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 Similar to our 2012 findings,
our 2013 survey identified
big data as a top strategic
focus for the enterprise.
 Updating data
center infrastructure is
also a leading priority
through 2016.
 Larger companies ($100M+)
are three times more likely
than smaller ones (<$100M)
to rank big data as their top
priority (34% vs. 11%).

5. Enterprises Have a Formal Big Data Strategy
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 70% of respondents already have
a formal big data strategy in place.
 22% of respondents will have
a formal plan in place within
a year.
 77% of respondents currently
process both structured and
unstructured data.
 16% plan to do so within the
next year.

6. IT Managers Understand Big Data
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 IT managers feel that they—and their
stakeholders— know what big data is
about and understand its value.
- 91% of IT managers have a strong
understanding of big data and what it takes to
support it (compared to 80% in 2012).
- 75% felt their stakeholders also have a strong
understanding of big data.
 And requests for big data analytics
are common.
- 54% receive requests regularly and 97% receive
them at least occasionally.
- Fortunately, the majority of these requests are
communicated fairly clearly (79%).

7. Big Data Is Delivering Real-World Insight
Today
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 Our survey group is already using
big data to gather insight.
 Top uses today:
- Evaluating staffing levels and productivity
- Generating competitive intelligence
 Expected top uses by 2016:
- Improving operational efficiency
- Generating new revenue sources

8. Cloud Use for Big Data Is
Fairly Widespread
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9. … And Deployment of Commercial Versions
of Apache Hadoop* Is Increasing
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Adoption of tools such as the Apache Hadoop* framework
continues to rise.

10. Big Data Challenges Are Evolving
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Now that big data is moving
to real-world implementation,
the challenges and obstacles
are evolving.
 49% of IT managers rate
analyzing big data sets as
a leading challenge.
 36% list big data expertise
as a top-tier concern.
 Data growth and data
integration also top the list.

11. Concerns about Apache Hadoop* Framework
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Commercial Framework
 42% of IT managers are concerned about
high subscription and licensing costs.
 30% worry that vendor solution capabilities
will be limited or difficult to upgrade.
Open-Source Framework
 43% worry about the completeness of an
open-source Apache Hadoop* solution.
 38% are concerned about integrating the
solution with existing resources.

12. Our Respondents
Had a Lot More to Say
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 Read the full research report at
intel.com/BigDataAnalysis.
 Learn more about big data analytics at
intel.com/bigdata.• Join the Intel IT Center at
intel.com/itcenter to gain access
to more industry insights.

13. Legal
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