Enterprises are expecting big results from Big Data. Mining Big Data sets (like web searches or twitter postings) is expected to help business managers leverage data-driven strategies to innovate, compete, and enhance productivity. Beyond the hassle of storage, how prepared are IT leaders, to fully exploit the potential of Big Data.
Recently a family member experienced a very tragic event when their house burnt down. They only had a minute to get out of the house before it was completely engulfed in flames. Luckily everyone escaped without harm, but they lost everything they ever had. Furniture, clothing and other household items are easily replaceable, but personal items are not. Photos, keepsakes, and of course the data on computes hard disks are irreplaceable!
An enterprise's content is its most valuable asset, and modern enterprise content management systems are an attempt to go get beyond sterile legacy of text documents, and harness the power of database to store, manage, preserve and deliver the richer, more diverse output of digital information being dynamically created on the fly, by a mobile workforce untethered from their offices.
