The ability to automate the analysis of “machine data” is most widely leveraged to speed IT operations along with use cases such as data security, a new industry survey finds, while accelerating the analysis of ephemeral machine data is emerging as a priority.
The market survey on the impact of machine data analytics conducted by 451 Research was commissioned by data-in-motion specialist Logtrust. The report authors defined machine data analytics as a set of technologies specifically “designed to help with the analysis of data created by machines, web servers, mobile devices, sensors and other smart devices.”
While a hefty 94 percent of the 200 IT managers surveyed said they use the data analytics to manage their IT operations, the technology is also gaining traction for analyzing the data firehouse created by the Internet of Things. An equal number (51 percent) said they use machine data analytics to crunch big data while 60 percent cited security applications as IT managers look to boost real-time threat detection and response.