82 percent of organizations moving to analytics don't know where their critical data is located

Although 75 percent of organizations are moving away from traditional business intelligence towards data analytics, a worrying 82 percent say they don't know where their critical data is located. A study for analytics database vendor Exasol, conducted by researchers Vanson Bourne, reveals 'dark data' is still a major challenge for businesses trying to move to an analytics model. Better data (quality, availability and validity) is seen as the main catalyst driving adoption of data analytics within departments, with 62 percent already realizing some of the business value they hoped for. Despite this, businesses are struggling to aggregate and reconcile sources… [Continue Reading]