Digital Transformation (DT) and Big Data combine to offer several advantages. Big Data-based digitally transformed systems make life easier and smarter, whether in the field of home automation or industrial automation. The digital world tracks Big Data generated by IoT devices, etc. It tries to make this data more productive and hence, DT should be taken for granted as the world progresses.
For example, NASA 's rover ‘Curiosity’ is sending Big Data from Mars to the Earth. As compared to data sent by NASA’s satellites that are revolving around Mars, this data is nothing but digitally transformed Big Data, which works with DT to provide a unique platform for open source applications. Today, ‘Curiosity’ has its own Twitter account with four million followers.
A Digital Transformation isn't complete unless a business adopts Big Data. The phrase "Data is the new crude oil," is not new. However, crude oil itself has no value, unless it is refined into petrol, diesel, tar, wax, etc. Similarly, in our daily lives, we deal with tons of data. If this data is refined to a useful form, only then is it of some real use.
As an example, we can see the transformation televisions have undergone, in appearance. We once had picture tube-based TVs. Today, we have LEDs, OLEDs, LCD based TVs, curved TVs, Internet-enabled TVs, and so on. Such transformation is also quite evident in the digital world.
In a hospital, several patients may be diagnosed with cancer, each year. The patient data generated is voluminous, including treatment methods, diverse drug therapies, patient responses, genetic histories, etc. But such vast pools of information, i.e., Big Data, would serve no useful purpose without proper analysis. So DT, coupled with Big Data and open source applications, can create a more patient-focused and effective treatment – one that might have higher recovery rates.
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