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Big Data is hot.  Big Data is as hot as Mobile and Cloud. If we add Mobile, Cloud and Big Data together (M+C+BD), the result will be the hottest thing (MCBD) in the world now.

This blog will focus only on Big Data. So I call it "Big Data Big".

When I started to pay attention to Big Data a while ago (even recently when I joined a seminar about Big Data), McKinsey had always been mentioned. So you go to Google and type in McKinsey and Big Data, the first result will be the following (except the paid result):

Big data: The next frontier for innovation, competition - McKinsey ...

www.mckinsey.com/.../big_data_the_next_frontier_for_innov...Share

MGI studied big data in five domains—healthcare in the United States, the public ... For example, a retailer using big data to the full could increase its operating ...

Print Big data will become a key basis of competition, underpinning new ...

More results from mckinsey.com »

After you click the link, you will see the content of the article (Big data: The next frontier for innovation, competition, and productivity, dated May 2011) which briefly tells you about the Big Data and McKinsey Global Institute (MGI)'s seven key insights about Big Data. It will eventually lead you to download the full report about Big Data.

Download Executive Summary (PDF–922KB)

Download Full Report (PDF–6MB)

Download eBook for Amazon Kindle (MOBI–4MB)

Download eBook as ePub for Apple iPad, Barnes & Noble Nook, Sony Reader, and other devices (EPUB–3MB)