Think big with big data
In this chapter, we describe the accelerating explosion of big data (also known as Big Data), the definition of big data, the characteristics of big data, and the platform that is used for the harnessing big data.
There are multiple uses for big data in every industry – from analyzing larger volumes of data than was previously possible to drive more precise answers, to analyzing data at rest, data in motion to capture opportunities that were previously lost. A big data platform enables your organization to tackle complex ...