10 things you shouldn't expect big data to do

Here are 10 key things that big data in itself won't do for you unless you take the right steps to optimize its value:

1. Solve your business problems
2. Help your data management
3. Ease your security worries
4. Address critical IT skills areas
5. Diminish the value of legacy systems
6. Simply your data center
7. Improve your data quality
8. Validate current ROI metrics
9. Create less 'noise'
10. Work every time

'How do you optimize its value?'

http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/10-things/10-things-you-shouldnt-expect-big-data-to-do/

3 Analytics Tools for Any Business

If your entrepreneurial business is a 'Rocket Ship' or 'Hot Company', or exceeds that significant $ threshold, you'll need tools to stay out of 'spreadsheet hell.'

http://insights.dice.com/2015/07/10/3-analytics-tools-for-any-business/