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Your Industry in the Near Future? The volume of data that businesses collect is exploding: in 15 of the U.S. economy's 17 sectors, for example, companies with upward of 1,000 employees store, on average, more information than the Library of Congress does. New academic research sug- gests that companies using this kind of "big data" and business analytics to guide their decisions are more productive and have higher returns on equity than competitors that do not. As big data changes the game for virtually all industries, it will tilt the playing field, favoring some over others. The financial and information sectors rank among those with the highest potential to create value in the near term. (See article on Page 16) —To learn more, visit.www.mckinseyquarterly.com and read "Are you ready for the era of 'big data'?"
Example: US economy High Utilities
Manufacturing Natural resources
Professional services
Construction Accommodation and food
Administrative services
Other services Retail trade
Educational services
Low
Arts and entertainment
Big data: value potential index Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics; McKinsey Global Institute analysis; www.mckinsey.com/mgi
Windows Mobile/ Windows Phone Symbian —Source: Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.
18%
Best-in-Class companies are 48% more likely than Industry Average
organizations to integrate learning with both talent and business strategy. —Source: Aberdeen Group
Other factoids from the survey: >> 89 percent of respondents have mobile devices such as smartphones or tablets connecting to corporate networks;
18% Government High
Apple/iOS BlackBerry Android
30% 29%
21%
Health care providers
Size of bubble indicates relative contribution to GDP
Computers and other electronic products Information
Transportation and warehousing Finance and
insurance Real estate
Management of companies Wholesale trade
A recent survey of IT professionals shows that Apple's iOS mobile operating system is more popular in the workplace than BlackBerry or Android. The survey polled 768 I.T. profes- sionals in five countries: the U.S., the U.K., Canada, Germany and Japan.
MOST-USED MOBILE PLATFORM CONNECTING TO CORPORATE NETWORKS Will 'Big Data' Transform
Apple Mobile OS Is Slightly Favored
>> 65 percent allow personal devices to connect to corporate networks;
>> 71 percent say mobile devices have contributed to increased security incidents;
>> 78 percent say there are more than twice as many person- al devices connecting to corporate networks now than compared to two years ago;
>> The Android mobile platform is considered to introduce the greatest security risks; and
>> 72 percent say careless employees are a greater security threat than hackers.
—Download survey PDF: www.checkpoint.com/down- loads/products/check-point-mobile-security-survey-report.pdf
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Big data: ease-of-capture index
