Report: Big data to add £216bn to the UK economy

Sooraj Shah
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Harnessing big data could create 58,000 jobs by 2017, says report from SAS and the Centre for Economic and Business Research

Analytics for big data could contribute £216bn to the UK economy and create 58,000 new jobs over the next five years, according to a study by research firm The Centre for Economic and Business Rese...

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