Introduction to Big Data

Read this article and focus on the definition, types of data considered big data, and how to analyze it. Then take notes on the tools currently used to analyze big data.

Technology continues to advance an organization's ability to collect data. Next, you will learn about storing and making big data accessible by developing the infrastructure.

An introduction to big data

Big data: everyone seems to be talking about it, but what is big data really? How is it changing the way researchers at companies, nonprofits, governments, institutions, and other organizations are learning about the world around them? Where is this data coming from, how is it being processed, and how are the results being used? And why is open source so important to answering these questions?

In this short primer, learn all about big data and what it means for the changing world we live in.

Source: Opensource, https://opensource.com/resources/big-data
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