Big Data has become a big deal for companies of all sizes. The rush to capitalize on business intelligence to gain a competitive edge has brought forth a bevy of new analytics products, solutions and services designed to help companies make sense of, and gain insight from, an ever-widening array of data. From consumer behavior to weather trends to disease propagation, data has become a competitive differentiator in helping both B2B and B2C companies forecast and make strategic decisions to increase revenue, reduce risk and spur growth.

In 2016, self-service analytics will take center stage, putting the power of advanced, statistically sound business analytics in the hands of business users for fast, simple and sophisticated decision-making. But, along with this move to bring analytics to every desktop, a number of other key trends will drive data analytics forward in the coming year. In this slideshow, BeyondCore has identified the top data analytic trends to watch in 2016.