CHAPTER 13

Trend 9—Big Data

Introduction

Big data is another one of the emerging technology trends that is receiving a large amount of attention, especially around what it can do, its challenges, and how it could make the world a better place. However, it is important to remember that, while Big Data does have a large number of positives, it does have its challenges which means the firms need to take careful care regarding its implementation and ongoing use.

What Is Big Data?

There are a variety of different definitions available of Big Data available but, at a general, Bug Data can be defined as:

1. There is a massive amount or volume of data. While volume and size of data are often relative to an organization’s circumstances, we are taking ...

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