© Thomas W. Dinsmore 2016
Thomas W. Dinsmore, Disruptive Analytics, 10.1007/978-1-4842-1311-7_1
Thomas W. Dinsmore1
(1)Newton, Massachusetts, USA
The analytics business is booming. Technology consultant IDC estimates1 total spending for analytic services, software, and hardware exceeded $120 billion in 2015; through 2019, IDC forecasts that spending will increase to $187 billion, an 11% compound annual growth rate2.
So, if analytics is such a hot field, why are the industry leaders struggling?
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