(NOTE: This story was originally posted to CRN.com Oct. 1.)

The Boom In Big Data

Are you ready for bigger business demand for big data tools?

The worldwide business intelligence and analytics technology market is forecast to reach $16.9 billion this year, up 5.2 percent from 2015, according to Gartner. That growth comes as the market is in the final stages of a shift from IT-led reporting BI tools to business-led, self-service analytics.

An explosion of big data software from startups and established vendors alike provide new ways to collect, prepare, manage and analyze the increasingly huge volumes of data that businesses are struggling with.

Here are 10 recently announced new and upgraded big data software products that the channel should be aware of.