In “Big Data: A Revolution That Will Transform How We Live, Work, and Think,” Viktor Mayer-Schönberger and Kenneth Cukier argue that “big data analytics is a revolutionary tool, used mainly in business, science, research, media industries, and social life.” I cannot argue more in favor of their analysis. The way big data has jumped the high walls of standard technology-based industries to the usefulness of other non-tech domains is fascinating.
Here are the seven industries in which big data is now the big daddy!