David Menninger is the former Vice President and Research Director at Ventana Research and is now head of business development and strategy at EMC Greenplum. He has over 20 years of experience in data analytics. Some key findings from his research include:
- Hadoop is being adopted or considered by 54% of enterprises but most use a variety of big data technologies.
- Predictive analytics remain an emerging area, used by only 13% currently, though 80% see them as important.
- Classification/regression trees and linear regression are the most used predictive techniques.
- Organizations need to update predictive models more frequently and provide better training and support to improve satisfaction.
Q17 What types of large-scale data applications is your organization running?
Q106 What technologies does your organization use today to generate analytics? (Select the five most important )
When adequate training and support are provided satisfaction increases. All types have a positive influence, but training in predictive analytics concepts and help desk support seem to have the most positive impact.