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big data
Refers to the massive amounts of data that collect over time that are difficult to analyze and handle using common database management tools. Big data may be any type, such as business...
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Definition: big data
Refers to the massive amounts of data that collect over time that are difficult to analyze and handle using common database management tools. Big data may be any type, such as business transactions, photos or surveillance videos. Scientific research data from logs and sensors can reach mammoth proportions over time, and big data also includes unstructured text posted on the Web, such as blogs and social media.
Big Data Storage and Big Data Analytics
The storage industry is continuously challenged as big data increases exponentially. However, storage can be enhanced with more terabyte drive arrays and more sophisticated indexing methods. The greater challenge is being able to derive meaningful information from data in petabyte and exabyte volumes. Big data analytics break down the data sets into smaller chunks for efficient processing and employ massively parallel computers (see MPP) to derive intelligence for effective decision-making.
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