Over the 2014-2019 planning period, annual spending will likely reach 48.6 billion dollars in 2019. A new IDC Special Study examines spending on big data solutions in greater detail across 19 vertical industries and eight big data technologies.
The ever-increasing appetite of businesses to embrace emerging big data-related software and infrastructure technologies while keeping the implementation costs low has led to the creation of a rich ecosystem of new and incumbent suppliers. At the same time, the market opportunity is spurring new investments and M&A activity as incumbent suppliers seek to maintain their relevance by developing comprehensive solutions and new go-to-market paths.
All three major big data submarkets (infrastructure, software, and services) are expected to grow over the next five years. Infrastructure, which consists of computing, networking, storage infrastructure, and other datacenter infrastructure, like security, will grow at a 21.7 percent CAGR; software, which consists of information management, discovery and analytics, and applications software, will grow at a CAGR of 26.2 percent; and services, which includes professional and support services for infrastructure and software, will grow at a CAGR of 22.7 percent. Infrastructure spending will account for roughly one half of all spending throughout the forecast period.
As big data matures, IDC expects its share of the larger Business Analytics market to increase; however, year-over-year growth within the big data market is forecasted to gradually slow. The reduction in overall growth will be largely caused by increased price pressures for infrastructure and higher rates of commercialization of open source software.
The availability and skill level of big data IT and analytics talent will also have a direct impact on the market.
While the business drivers, barriers, and potential benefits from deploying big data initiatives vary from industry to industry, these efforts are primarily focused on delivering a better customer experience, supporting product and service innovation, and optimizing business processes. Common barriers to adoption include security and privacy concerns, as well as the related challenges of collecting, using, and managing customers’ data. A shifting regulatory environment is another area of concern across certain industries.
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