Many people come up to me in the street and ask me what Big Data is all about. It has happened to me so many times in the past that I am convinced that it might just happen to you as well. I know sort of thing, I read the Big Data tealeaves. Nothing gets past me. The first time a complete stranger came up to me in public and said Hello, will you tell me what this Big Data lark … [Read more...] about Big Data’s Virtuous Circus – the 10 V’s!
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Why The 3V’s Are Not Sufficient To Describe Big Data
It is generally accepted that big data can be explained according to three Vs: Velocity, Variety and Volume. In a 2001 research report, META Group (now Gartner) analyst Doug Laney defined big data as being three-dimensional, i.e. increasing volume (amount of data), velocity (speed of data in and out), and variety (range of data types and sources). Later in 2012 Gartner updated … [Read more...] about Why The 3V’s Are Not Sufficient To Describe Big Data
An Extensive Glossary Of Big Data Terminology
Big data comes with a lot of new terminology that is sometimes hard to understand. Therefore we have created an extensive Big Data glossary that should give some insights. Some of the definitions refer to a corresponding blog post. Of course this big data glossary is not 100% complete, so please let us know if there are missing terminology that you would like to see … [Read more...] about An Extensive Glossary Of Big Data Terminology
