Data Analytics: The next big thing in Indian IT

Here’s the next big thing in India’s IT space — firms that can be global champs in crunching huge volumes of commercially useful data for companies. Think about it: copious amount of data is being generated on social media forums such as Twitter and Facebook.

How can a company get the nugget of gold from this data mine, called Big Data in trade jargon? That’s the job of data analytics firms, where India is expected to play a dominant role.

ET gives a quick, behind-the-scene version of the emerging trends:

How Fast is Data Growing



Who Needs this Data and Why