Top 10 Tech Trends: Big Data Analytics: From Volume to Value

Healthcare Informatics: One constantly hears the phrase “big data” these days. But what does it really mean? John McInally, a partner in data services of the Big Data Group at the Falls Church, Va.-based business solution provider CSC, says big data, by definition, is the ability to aggregate internal data with external data. The trend now, he says, is, “I have my data—now what analytics can I run against the data that I have internally, but also, how do I compare that data and those trends with external data sources?’” At CSC, McInally says, “we are going to be focusing on the uses of that data to provide analytic service back to you.”

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