EMC Forum survey reveals Big Data adoption trends in India

BANGALORE, INDIA: EMC released the findings of a survey that asked IT decision makers in India for their perspective on the challenges and opportunities that Big Data and IT transformation - and related skills - can present to their companies.

The India results will be added among the 36 country-level survey results being collected through EMC Forum events taking place around the world between June and November 2013. Visit EMC Forum for a closer look at the India survey results and those of other countries as they become available. The series will conclude with an announcement of the global results in December.

Key findings of this India-specific study include:

* 26 percent of companies surveyed have no current plans for implementing Big Data technology.

* Culture (35 percent) followed by no clear business case or proven ROI (28 percent) are cited as the most common inhibitors to Big Data adoption.

* Companies in India continue to look to IT innovation to compete locally and on the global stage:

* 92 percent of companies in India agree that their business sees technology investment as a strategic way of achieving its goals.

* The top three drivers for the transformation of IT systems and infrastructure in India are: Business process/operational efficiencies (61 percent), enhancing customer experience/engagement/communications (45 percent), and improved governance and compliance (46 percent).

* 79 percent of respondents report that they have the correct level of skills and knowledge in place to complete their business priorities successfully.

* 82 percent of respondents in India report that ensuring skills keep pace with the rate of IT innovation will be a challenge for their organizations over the next three years.

* 80 percent of respondents agree that IT is now equipped to handle the most essential business priorities - and that now, the biggest barrier is cultural.

Rajesh Janey, president, EMC India and SAARC, said: "Businesses in India are increasingly seeing transformative benefits of using analytics to enable better resource management, gain competitive and market insights and enable truly transformational business decisions.

"While there is consensus in the business community that data would enable better decision making culture seems to be the biggest issue that businesses will need to overcome as India continues its journey as a progressive economy. EMC is committed to working with businesses on this transformational journey thereby ensuring that they have the right tools to handle the most essential business priorities successfully."