April 2013
Beginner to intermediate
336 pages
8h 14m
English
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Chapter 24
Ten Great Big Data Resources
In This Chapter
Big data resources
Big data standards
Free resources
You will find lots of resources that can help you start making sense of the big data world. Standard organizations are tackling some of the key emerging issues with getting data resources to work together effectively. Open source offerings can help you experiment easily so that you can better understand what is possible with big data. Lots of big data conferences and research groups are out there. Of course, all the vendors in the market have research, white papers, and best practices that they are happy to share. In this chapter, we offer you some ideas of the resources that are out there to help you.
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