Companies have relied upon data for decades as a means to engage in business practices and achieve operational success, but the relatively new concept of “big data” has grown rapidly over the past few years. Businesses both large and small are leveraging the advantages of big data to ensure relevance and flexibility in today’s ever-changing economic and technological environment. The range of capabilities provided by the analysis of big data permits better understanding of business models, trends and forecasting, and they are becoming common practice.

The purpose of this policy from TechRepublic Premium is to provide guidelines for the administration, maintenance and utilization of big data.

From the policy:

IDENTIFY BIG DATA GOALS AND PRACTICES

Align big data implementations with specific business goals and requirements. Group your organizational stakeholders into steering committees based on function or role to identify priorities and establish resulting policies. Use these committees to gather the business requirements before gathering data.

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