# Professor Vasant Dhar discusses the impact of big data in 2018

1 Faculty News December 27, 2018 ![towards data science logo](/sites/default/files/styles/246w/public/assets/images/towards-data-science-logo-feature.jpg?itok=YpYrnjA-)>

Excerpt from [Towards Data Science](https://towardsdatascience.com/big-data-hot-trends-and-implementation-results-of-2018-it-svit-ea822c214cd5)-- "Vasant Dhar, a Professor at NYU, the chief editor of 'Big Data' magazine said that '2018 saw the general increase of Big Data adoption in sciences, healthcare, government, and other industries. Cloud-based predictive analytics help to increase business efficiency, while legal regulations concentrate on security, data governance, and performance stability.'"

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