
Introducing Big Data | 35
Summary
• Social networks, mobile devices, sensors,
RFID systems include the common sources
of Big Data.
• Several industries like manufacturing,
retail, financial services, aviation and
healthcare are leveraging Big Data to
improve productivity, optimize perfor-
mance and to drive predictive analytics.
• Big Data is not necessarily defined by the
size of data. There are other factors like
speed and variety of data.
• It is also important to ensure the Veracity
of Big Data so that it yields accurate and
reliable analytics outcomes.
• A Big Data system, in addition to all
these characteristics, must necessarily be ...