With the rapid development of IT technology, worldwide businesses are experiencing informatization changes, and almost every industry is trying to exploit and utilize the value of big data. In order to take full advantage of the opportunity while effectively dealing with the challenges brought by big data, academia, industry and government actively promote the layout adjustment and establish the holistic strategic plan. This paper first introduces the background and dynamics of big data, and expounds the national policy environment and industry development status. Then it describes the technical progress on big data, with a comprehensive overview about the technology architecture and innovative features. Finally, the development trend is forecasted and some suggestions relating to big data visualization, multidisciplinary integration, security and privacy, depth analysis etc. are proposed.

big data technology  /  information technology  /  big data ecosystem