Wednesday, October 3, 2012

Demystifying Big Data: A Practical Guide to Transforming the Business of Government

Demystifying Big Data: A Practical Guide to Transforming the Business of Government,  prepared by TechAmerica Foundation's Federal Big Data Commission (Washington, DC, 2012).

From the report: "This report approaches Big Data from the perspective of the key mission imperatives government agencies must address, the challenges and the opportunities posed by the explosion in data, and the business and inherent value Big Data can provide…. The Commission based its findings on the practical experiences of those government leaders who have established early successes in leveraging Big Data, and the academics and industry leaders who have supported them. The intent is to ground report recommendations in these best practices and lessons learned, in an effort to cut through the hype, shorten the adoption curve, and provide a pragmatic road map for adoption." Read more