From technology that makes data analytics more accessible for more people, to stricter data management regulations, to new Data-as-a-Service practices, here are eight trends we think will be driving the big data technology market in 2020.

The total amount of digital data created worldwide is expected to more than quadruple to 175 zettabytes by 2025 from 40 zettabytes this year, fueled in part by the exploding number of data-generating edge devices and sensors, according to market researcher IDC. In keeping with Gartner’s “three Vs” (volume, variety and velocity) definition of big data, the growing data deluge will increasingly include a broad range of data types—much of it live and in motion.

Source: crn.com
Author: Rick Whiting