Typically identified as the core challenge facing information-intense business, big data is only part of the puzzle. And Watson isn't the only one proving companies should pay just as much attention to solving big analytics as they do to solving big data. New analytic platforms prove it as well: the ability to rapidly analyze fresh data from multiple sources, ask creative, complex and iterative questions of that data and get useful answers in a timely fashion are the crux of big analytics, creating new opportunities and giving organizations true competitive advantage.

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