Tag: big data
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What is Big Data, and why it matters?
In the past few years you probably read everywhere about the “new big thing ” – the big data promise, opportunities, challenges, etc. What is actually big data? A new concept, a social media buzzword, or maybe something else? The first mention of “big data” term happened in 1997 in the Application-Controlled Demand Paging for Out-of-Core…
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Big Data…Big Deal
Data is everywhere. It touches and informs every aspect of our lives. You go to the doctor, and your medical records are electronic on a computer screen before your eyes. You bank online. The stock market is all done by computers. We are living in The Data Age. I grew up in a time where…