To tackle these issues and continue to improve their ability to transform the unceasing torrent of data into real strategic advantage, there are a number of concrete steps that companies should consider taking.

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Instead, the reason why the conversation around bringing SQL to Hadoop has been so heavily discussed, is because the majority of the revenue opportunity for Big Data vendors is currently in helping enterprises transform and accelerate the evolution of their non-transactional data management into the Hadoop framework.

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Through smart data governance and the use of intelligent technologies, providers will be able to transform existing structured and unstructured data into actionable information, streamlining workflow and enhancing the overall model of patient care.

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