Now in its sixth edition, O’Reilly’s annual Big Data Now report recaps the trends, tools, applications, and forecasts we’ve examined throughout 2016. This collection of blog posts, authored by leading thinkers and experts in the field, reflects a unique set of themes we’ve identified as gaining significant attention and traction. Our list of topics for 2016 includes: - Careers in data - Tools and architecture for big data - Intelligent real-time applications - Cloud infrastructure - Machine learning: models and training - Deep learning and artificial intelligence