Technology & Telecommunication Services » Software » Big data | Big data adoption barriers for firms U.S. and globally 2018

Big data adoption barriers among firms in U.S. and worldwide 2018

Biggest challenges to big data adoption among corporations in the United States and worldwide, as of 2018

The data displays the largest barriers to the adoption of big data among corporations, as of 2018, according to a survey of industry-leading firms, primarily in the U.S. but also worldwide. As of that time, 32.5% of respondents suggested that big data adoption was held up by a cultural resistance to change.

Cultural resistance to change 32.5
Understanding of data as an asset 30
Insufficient organizational alignment & business agility 25
Lack of business diretion and executive leadership 7.5
Lack of technology leadership and solutions 5