Even though it's been around for some time, Big Data in many respect is just getting started. Here's a look at few vendors you'll most likely be hearing from soon if you haven't already.

Because analytics is the "combustion engine of business," organizations invest in business intelligence even when times are tough. Gartner predicts the next big phase for business intelligence will be a move toward more simulation and extrapolation.

With data growing out of control a content management system is a good way to reign in and manage content, writes Rob Vandenberg of Lingotek.

According to Wikibon, IBM leads all players with more than $1B in Big Data revenue already while HP's Vertica leads all innovators with a 28% share of revenue generated by pure-play companies.

Like it or not, IT is changing all around you and there's not much you can do about it except to embrace the technologies at the heart of that change, writes Dennis Drogseth of Enterprise Management Associates.

Unlike other prognosticators, Futurist Dan Burrus does this for a living and, since he's been making a living for a long time, he's usually right.

Big Data is creating more than just an opportunity for vendors and a headache for IT: the role of data scientist is emerging, as well, writes Scott Yara of EMC Greenplum.

Ever thought about selling ads on your servers to let other companies reach your employees? 2012 might be the year you do, writes Lem Lasher of CSC.

Many of the usual suspects will continue to be a force in 2012 but two specific trends will keep IT departments in two major industries hopping, write Neil Saward and Deepak Bharathan of PA Consulting Group.

Information: where is it, when it is and who has access to it? These are all critical components of a your Big Data strategy, writes information management strategist Steve Boschulte.

Figuring out what to keep and what to throw is a critical first step towards managing your Big Data problem, writes Information Management Strategist Stephen Boschulte.

Dealing with Big Data is a huge challenge that will require new architectures and new ways of thinking, writes Philip Howard of Bloor Research.

You have to figure out where your data comes from if you ever want to put controls in place to manage and exploit it, writes information management strategist Stephen Boschulte.

Like most things in business, it's not about the 'problem' it's about people, writes Paul Barth of New Vantage Partners.

There is a lot of value to be had from analytics these days but vendor claims are still suspect, writes Dennis Drogseth of Enterprise Management Associates.

It starts with a formalized enterprise information management program, writes information management strategist Steve Boschulte.

Managing information is just as important as creating it, writes Seth Earley or Earley & Associates.

Taxonomies can turn information into action, writes Seth Earley of Earley & Associates.

You don't have to boil the ocean to get more value from IT investments in information, writes Seth Earley of Earley & Associates, in Part I of three part series.

Data strategy and business strategy are inexorably linked, writes CIOUpdate guest columnist Paul Barth of New Vantage Partners.