Big Data: Beyond the hype, Delivering value explains Big Data technology and how it is transforming industry and society to members of the IDEAL-IST project. IDEAL-IST is an international ICT (Information and Communication Technologies) network, with more than 65 ICT national partners from EU and Non-EU Countries. It assists ICT companies and research organizations worldwide wishing to find project partners for a participation in the Horizon 2020 program of the European Commission.