Creating a successful big data analytics program involves aligning it with the business needs of an organization in order to maximize its value and create the most effective insights.  However, often this involves an overhaul of a company's mindset towards big data analytics.

This white paper explains how CIOs need to play a larger role in setting a big data analytics architecture in place with an overall business strategy in mind. It presents the key elements of a strategic big data analytics architecture and the criteria the business will use to evaluate such architecture.