BrandPost: How to Get More Bang from Your Big Data Clusters

When it comes to the importance of data to an enterprise, the metaphors abound.  Data is the lifeblood of an organization. Data is the new gold. Data is the new oil. Data is the fuel for your analytics engine.All of these characterizations underscore the fact that the competitiveness of an organization now depends on its ability to take advantage of the data it captures from business systems, the Internet of Things, social media and other channels. From optimizing manufacturing processes t