10 roadblocks to implementing Big Data analytics

Big Data and business analytics are two of the most exciting areas in business and IT these days — but for most enterprises, they are still developmental. Although the opportunities are boundless, the road to an effective Big Data operation is fraught with challenges. Here are some of the obstacles companies are encountering — and some ways to get around them.

1: Budget
2: IT know-how
3: Business know-how
4: Data cleanup
5: The storage bulge
6: New data center workloads
7: Data retention
8: Vendor role clarification
9: Business and IT alignment
10: Developing new talent

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