This document discusses big data and analytics. It notes that digital data is growing exponentially and will reach 35 zettabytes by 2020, with 80% coming from enterprise systems. Big data is being driven by increased transaction data, interaction data from mobile and social media, and improved processing capabilities. Major players in big data include Google, Amazon, IBM and Microsoft. Traditional analytics struggle due to batch processing and lack of business context. The document introduces OpTier's approach of capturing real-time business context across interactions to enable insights with low costs and flexibility. Potential use cases for financial services are discussed.