Big data is new and “ginormous” and scary –very, very scary. No, wait. Big data is just another name for the same old data marketers have always used, and it’s not all that big, and it’s ...

'Big data' and the impact of analytics on large quantities of data is a persistent meme in today's Information Technology market. One of the big questions looming in IT departments about big data is ...

Why traditional database systems fail to support “big data” Anupama Shukla . Mon, Jul 28, 2014, 5:00 PM. Must-know: An overview of "big data" (Part 5 of 8) (Continued from Part 4) ...

Analyzing large volumes of data is only part of what makes big data analytics different from traditional data analytics Credit: DARPA. There’s data, and then there’s big data. So, what’s the ...

Big data shines a light across the expanse, showing the outlines of behavior. Small data shines inward, capturing moments of ...

The crux of Goldmacher's argument that big data will crush traditional database companies revolves around cost. Emerging big data players can price better than large database players like Oracle ...

What is “Big Data”? Big Data refers to the vast volumes of structured and unstructured data that are too complex and large for traditional data-processing techniques to handle efficiently.

Big data is the vast, complex data sets that traditional data management systems cannot handle. Big data can help organizations create new strategies and make better corporate decisions when big ...

Big data is less predictable than traditional data, and therefore requires special consideration when building models. Here are some things to keep in mind. Image: iStock/z_wei Data modeling is a ...

In the age of big data, where information is generated at an unprecedented rate, the ability to integrate and manage diverse data sources has become a critical business imperative.Traditional data ...