As businesses struggle to manage the deluge of data, the demand for extracting actionable information from myriad data sources grows in concert with the volume, variety, and velocity of data entering the enterprise. Big Data solutions promise to bring order and value to this tidal wave of information. These solutions must enable users and lines of business (LOBs) to use this information both effectively and efficiently. As your organization wrestles with how best to plan for and deploy Big Data, there are four essential steps that must be completed before setting out on the path toward Big Data analytics. Download the Pulse paper to learn more.