Looking back at 2016, there were some major changes in the way companies view data. What used to be a hype, has become the norm as businesses started to realize that data is critical to make the best decisions for the organisations. In 2017, several trends have already evolved and we will see continued growth of systems that support non-relational or unstructured forms of data as well as massive volumes of data. Tableau has started a critical discussion and established their predictions of the top big – data trends for 2017.