Expert Interview with Nahia Orduña
What do you see as the main benefits of Big Data? Big Data enables us to make the best informed decisions in our daily life. For example, when we choose which new movie we [...]
Introduction to Big Data Architecture
What is Big Data Architecture? This post provides an overview of fundamental and essential topic areas pertaining to Big Data architecture. We will start by introducing an overview of the NIST Big Data Reference Architecture [...]
Enterprise Big Data Professional Guide now available in Chinese
Bonn, Germany. We are happy to share with the Big Data Framework community that the Enterprise Big Data Professional guide - which contains the the content that is tested in the Enterprise Big Data Professional [...]
Analytics, Business Intelligence and BI – What’s the difference?
The difference between Analytics, Business Intelligence and Big Data In the business and scientific domain, most organizations differentiate between four different forms of pattern identification in data sets: Data analysis Analytics Business Intelligence (BI) Big [...]
A short history of Big Data
Where does 'Big Data' come from? The term ‘Big Data’ has been in use since the early 1990s. Although it is not exactly known who first used the term, most people credit John R. Mashey [...]
The Four V’s of Big Data
The 4 Characteristics of Big Data What is the difference between regular data analysis and when are we talking about “Big” data? Although the answer to this question cannot be universally determined, there are a [...]
Business Drivers for Big Data
Big Data emerged in the last decade from a combination of business needs and technology innovations. A number of companies that have Big Data at the core of their strategy have become very successful at [...]
What is Big Data?
What is Big Data? Big Data and its analysis techniques are at the centre of modern science and business. Every day, millions of transactions, emails, photos, video files, posts and search queries are generated that [...]
Data Types: Structured vs. Unstructured Data
In computer science, a data structure is a particular way of organising and storing data in a computer such that it can be accessed and modified efficiently. More precisely, a data structure is a collection [...]
Panel Discussion Webinar – How to get started with Big Data
Big Data - How to get started! Panel Discussion Big Data is a topic that in on the strategic agenda of almost every organization. The demand for Big Data professionals keeps growing, and there is [...]
How to set up a Big Data Centre of Excellence
What is a Big Data Centre of Excellence? A Big Data Centre of Excellence (BDCoE) is an enterprise function that takes an organization from zero knowledge to having a fully functional practice of Big Data [...]
New White Paper: Introduction to the Big Data Framework
Big Data Framework White Paper An introduction to the benefits and capabilities of the Big Data Framework Many words have been written about quick growth of data in enterprises and the value that can [...]