Three trends driving data analytics efforts

With digital transformation efforts in full swing, all-new data sources coming online and the maturation of artificial intelligence, there's plenty of learning and work to do that will certainly keep information technology leaders busy for the foreseeable future. I believe 2018 will be remembered as the year where the wheat really separates from the chaff when it comes to data analytics. After a handful of years of building hype, we're now starting to see real innovation when it comes to applying data to business decisions. Having said that, there are three trends that I believe will especially dominate this year. Thanks to all-new, cost-effective storage solutions (e.g., the cloud) today's businesses are able to do things that they never thought would be possible.