The year 2016 will see certain trends in the fields of business analytics and cognitive computing. Big Data will now find a way to enter into every nook and corner of the business world. Data preparation will now be replaced by the more sophisticated data science. However, there is immense risk in the hills of data that organizations have and will further load on. Certain new buzzword or two will emerge in the new year, but this time it could be something as old world as data mining which could make a comeback. Enterprises will now start monetizing the data to be supplied. Forrester for example has already made its intentions clear. Talent crunch still remains a major gap and that may not be addressed properly even next year.