Governing Ever Growing Big Data

Just how big are Big Data anyway? The best answer -- data sets too large for existing or traditional tools to handle -- leads to some difficult questions. Sure, we can leverage Hadoop or NoSQL in the Cloud or some other modern approach to deal with today's Big Data problems, but what about tomorrow, when Hadoop and the Cloud move to the "existing tools" category?

The core problem is that the quantity of data we have to work with continues to explode exponentially, while our ability to deal with such Big Data grows linearly. No matter how good our tools are, eventually Big Data will outgrow them.

The solution is to leverage next-generation architecture that addresses change directly by calling for a governance-centric approach to leveraging tools for solving Big Data problems. The architectural focus shifts from the tools to human activity and behavior. The tools may never solve the Big Data problem over the long term, but human innovation and ingenuity can.

Attendees of this session will:

Gain an understanding of the fundamental limitations of technology when dealing with continually exploding Big Data sets
Learn how to deal with the unprecedented governance challenges Big Data present
Gain an appreciation of how a properly architected human/technology system of systems can foster innovation sufficient for dealing with Big Data

Jason Bloomberg is the leading industry analyst and globally recognized expert on agile digital transformation. He writes and speaks on how today’s disruptive enterprise technology trends support the digital professional’s business transformation goals. He writes for Forbes, his biweekly newsletter the Cortex, several contributed blogs, and he helps technology vendors and service providers communicate their digital transformation stories. His latest book is The Agile Architecture Revolution (Wiley, 2013). Mr. Bloomberg has published over 900 articles, spoken at over 350 conferences, webinars, and other events, and has been quoted in the press over 1,500 times. At SOA-focused industry analyst firm ZapThink, Mr. Bloomberg created and delivered the Licensed ZapThink Architect (LZA) SOA course and associated credential, certifying over 1,700 professionals worldwide. He is one of the original Managing Partners of ZapThink LLC, which was acquired by Dovel Technologies in 2011.