Big data refers to large amounts of structured and unstructured data that organizations collect and must manage. It requires new techniques and tools to analyze in order to gain useful insights. Big data comes from all digital and paper records companies store, including data in clouds and bookmarks. While not all data is digitized or structured, it is still considered big data. Big data can be analyzed to produce different results and predictions. Key factors enabling big data are increased storage, processing power, and the vast amount of data created every day. Examples of big data use include Walmart's customer transactions, Facebook photos, and decoding the human genome. Benefits are making better decisions, targeting customers, and exploring new opportunities worth over $100 billion annually.