Wayne Eckerson, Principal of BI Leader Consulting and Director of Research at TechTarget, presents at the 2012 Big Analytics Roadshow. The Big Data revolution represents the next big leap in business intelligence. It supplements existing data management infrastructures with new types of data, such as Web traffic, social media, sensor, and text, that don’t play nicely in traditional data warehouses. It brings a rich new assortment of products, such as Hadoop, NoSQL, and SQL/MapReduce databases, that can speed the delivery of analytical insights and applications. This presentation will describe the unique characteristics of Big Data, evaluate its role in BI architectures, and examine techniques for integrating it with existing BI products and tools. You Will Learn: - What is Big Data and how it will evolve - Big Data’s impact on existing BI architectures and products - How Big Data creates a BI ecosystem that finally meets the needs of business analysts - Four methods of integrating with Big Data products