59 percent of executives say big data at their company would be improved through artificial intelligence (AI).
60 percent of businesses believe it is harder to source talent for data and analytics positions than for any other roles
61 percent of businesses that recognize the effect of data and analytics on their core business practices say their companies either have not responded to these changes or have taken only ad hoc actions rather than developing a comprehensive, long-term strategy for analytics.
Analytics leaders are nearly twice as likely as others to report enacting a long-term strategy to respond to changes in core business practices.
26 percent of businesses say data and analytics have significantly changed the nature of industry-wide competition.
8 percent of businesses say data and analytics have fundamentally changed the nature of industry-wide competition
50 percent of businesses say data and analytics significantly impacted new entrants launching data and analytics businesses that undermine traditional competitors’ value propositions.
30 percent of businesses consider the Spark software framework critical to their big data analytics strategies.