EIGHT STEPS TO BIG DATA SUCCESS The Internet of Things is ratcheting up big data's promise to deliver business value. Here's how you can make big data generate big value in your business. A great convergence occurred several years ago in information technology, with the cost and capacity of computer storage, processing, and networking all improving at the same time. This trifecta brought us to an inflection point where new technologies such as Hadoop could unlock unprecedented volumes of data and deliver new business value. That is the essence of the much-talkedabout phenomenon known as "big data." 19