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             Big Data is nothing but a 'big' collection of 'data'. The phrase big data doesnt mean that all the data that is big is relevant. Infact, in today's world most of the data that is being generated/captured is irrelevant and can be ignored.
Imagine the companies like E-bay, Amazon, etc. that captures billions of data every day and what do they do with that is a real question. Big data as I understand teaches or provides the technology on how to extract the relevant information for management purposes.
By utilizing the powers of big data, organisations can significantly enhance their business processes and proactively act on risk. However, by failing to plan for big data initiatives, organizations will surely be planning to fail in obtaining the desired results.
As Auditors or any other sound professional, we should carefully assess and ensure that all big-data related projects are carried out as per the established project management methodology.