# Projected Growth Rates of the BI Software and Big Data Analytics Markets [VIDEO]

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 Welcome to BI.TV – your vendor agnostic fortnightly recap of global [Business Intelligence](http://www.yellowfinbi.com/YFWebsite-Business-Intelligence-Overview-24427) (BI) and [analytics](http://www.yellowfinbi.com/YFWebsite-Reporting-Query-Analysis-24429) news, views and reviews. 

  

 *For best viewing, we recommend you watch in 720p resolution.

		
							
					

				
					
		
** In the news**

 In this episode, we take a look at the current and projected growth rates of the [BI software](http://www.yellowfinbi.com/YFWebsite-Business-Intelligence-Overview-24427) and [Big Data analytics](http://www.yellowfinbi.com/YFCommunityNews-Big-Data-It-s-not-the-size-it-s-how-you-use-it-107287) markets. To complement these statistical findings, we then offer some tips for initiating business analytics initiatives and deciphering Return on Investment and Total Cost of Ownership. We also look at some of the most common and damaging worst practices in [dashboard](http://www.yellowfinbi.com/YFWebsite-Dashboards-KPI-24431) design, thanks to renowned data visualization expert Stephen Few.

- **Story 1: “[BI Software Market Projected to Reach $40B by 2018](http://www.eweek.com/enterprise-apps/bi-software-market-projected-to-40b-by-2018-researcher.html)”**

- **Story 2: “McKnight: Business intelligence ROI or TCO data a must in most cases”**

- **Story 3: “Common PITFALLS in Dashboard Design”**

- **Story 4: Research suggests Big Data buzz isn’t just hype**

“NewVantage Big Data Executive Survey 2013: Business Adoption Backs up the Big Data Buzz”

- “Big Data Spending To Reach $114 Bn In 2018: ABI Research”

- **Story 5: 2013 – the year of Big Data experimentation**

“Two-thirds of CIOs have big data on agenda”

- “64% Cos Have Invested Or Plan To Invest In Big Data In 2013”

- “Gartner On Big Data: Everyone’s Doing It, No One Knows Why”

- **Story 6: “How to get a big data initiative off the ground”**

- **Story 7: Related reading**

“[Seven Steps to Deploying Visual Analytics for Improving Actionable Insight](http://tdwi.org/research/2013/03/tdwi-checklist-report-seven-steps-to-deploying-visual-analytics-for-improving-actionable-insight.aspx?tc=page0&pc=t131em01&utm_source=webmktg&utm_medium=E-Mail&utm_campaign=t131em01&j=223435&l=50_HTML&=lachlan.james@yellowfin.bi&u=4571837&jb=46)”

- “[Seven Steps to Making Big Data Accessible to Executives](http://tdwi.org/research/2013/03/tdwi-checklist-report-seven-steps-to-making-big-data-accessible-to-executives.aspx?tc=page0&pc=t133em01&utm_source=webmktg&utm_medium=E-Mail&utm_campaign=t133em01&j=223435&l=50_HTML&=lachlan.james@yellowfin.bi&u=4571839&jb=46)”

 Well, that’s it for another installment of BI TV. We’ll catch you next time.