Big Data: Hot Market, Cool Products

The big data technology market remains one of the fastest growing segments of the IT industry. In November, market research firm IDC said the market for big data-related infrastructure, software and services will grow at a compound annual growth rate of 23.1 percent through 2019, with spending reaching $48.6 billion in 2019. Specifically, sales of big data software are expected to grow at a CAGR of 26.2 percent during that span.

So it's no wonder that new big data products continue to hit the market at a rapid pace. Here's a look at 10 that particularly caught our attention this year.