Further Growth of Big Data, Wearable Devices and B2B Online Retailing Lead the Pack of Global Trends that Will Shape 2014

Further Growth of Big Data, WearableFurther Growth of Big Data, Wearable Devices and B2B Online Retailing Lead the Pack of Global Trends that Will Shape 2014 PR Newswire MOUNTAIN VIEW, California, Jan. 21, 2014 -- Frost & Sullivan predicts top 14 ideas and innovations that will have an impact across all industries this year In 2014, big data will grow bigger, wearable devices will become more abundant, and online retailing will become more prevalent amongst business-to-business. New analysis from Frost & Sullivan (www.frost.com), Top 14 Ideas and Innovations for 2014, finds that the trends mentioned above are the top three key global game changers for 2014. To view the rest of the trends, please email Jeannette Garcia, Corporate Communications, at jeannette.garcia@frost.com, with your full name, company name, job title, telephone number, company e-mail address, company website, city, state and country. Big data is growing at a rate of 40 percent annually generating a massive pool of data offering valuable insights and opportunity for predictive analytics. This year will see increased activity from businesses in using this big data to offer personalized, customized and intelligent services that are more real-time or proactive, thus making its augmentation the top prediction of 2014. "Virtualization of data and analytics will become imperative to businesses," said Frost & Sullivan's Visionary Innovation Team Leader and Senior Research Analyst Archana Vidyasekar.