Big Data Computing

5 From Data to Insights A Review of Cloud-Based Big Data Tools and Technologies

Preethi S H Darius, Krishna Sowjanya, V N Manju, Sanchari Saha, Paramita Mitra, Pratham Majumder, J Suneetha, and Shreekanth M Prabhu

DOI: 10.1201/9781032634050-5

5.1 Introduction

Big data is an all-encompassing term that describes vast and complicated sets of data that require advanced tools and techniques to manage and obtain useful information from them. These data sets are created from a variety of sources, including extensive e-commerce, medical records, image and video archives, and so on. The International Data Centre (IDC) predicted that the world's data storage is going to increase from 33 to 175 zettabyes by 2025 [1]. Big data has changed academic, management, ...