Implementing IBM InfoSphere BigInsights on IBM System x

A whole new world of big data

As the planet becomes more integrated, the rate of data growth is increasing exponentially. This data explosion is rendering commonly accepted practices of data management to be inadequate. As a result, this growth has given birth to a new wave of business challenges around data management and analytics. Many people are using the term big data (sometimes referred to as Big Data) to describe this latest industry trend. To help you to understand it better, this chapter provides a foundational understanding of big data, ...