Introducing big data applications

Big data applications require the ability to ingest and store massive amounts of structured and unstructured data. We also need to be able access and/or process the data flexibly and securely. Additionally, we would like to future proof our big data solution (design and implementation) against rapidly evolving business use cases and technology.

There are three typical types of data-driven development:

  1. Historical analysis and reporting supported by using services such as Amazon Redshift, Amazon RDS, Amazon S3, and Amazon EMR
  2. Real-time processing and dashboards supported by using services such as Amazon Kinesis, Amazon EC2, and AWS Lambda
  3. Intelligent applications supported by using services such as Amazon ...

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