The information that can now be obtained from government databases is enormous; but with government budgets under continual strain, Sean Brophy of Tableau Software explains that the pressure is on for "agencies to find and use higher-value, more flexible tools, especially ones that help them see their data faster and clearer."
Since 2000, statistics reveal that the amount of information being captured by the federal government is increasing exponentially and, since 2013, big data capture is expected to double as each year passes.
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