„The hype surrounding Big Data appears to be tempering down,“ said Ashish Nadkarni, Research Director, Storage Systems and Big Data research at IDC. „This is a sign that the technologies are maturing and making their way into the fabric of how organizations operate and firms conduct their business.“
Additional findings from IDC’s forecast include the following:
- Infrastructure will continue to command a large share of the market with 48.2% share in 2014.
- Although the Americas region is expected to continue leading the way in Big Data investments, the rest of the world is catching up. EMEA and Asia/Pacific (excluding Japan) commanded nearly 45% market share in the infrastructure, software, and services segments of the Big Data market.
- IDC expects incumbent suppliers to eventually go on an acquisition spree in the Big Data market.