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Big Data Overview

Big Data Overview

Yushi Shen, Yale Li, Ling Wu, Shaofeng Liu, Qian Wen
ISBN13: 9781466648012|ISBN10: 1466648015|EISBN13: 9781466648029
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-4801-2.ch008
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Yushi Shen, et al. "Big Data Overview." Enabling the New Era of Cloud Computing: Data Security, Transfer, and Management, IGI Global, 2014, pp.156-184. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-4801-2.ch008

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Y. Shen, Y. Li, L. Wu, S. Liu, & Q. Wen (2014). Big Data Overview. IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-4801-2.ch008

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Yushi Shen, et al. "Big Data Overview." In Enabling the New Era of Cloud Computing: Data Security, Transfer, and Management. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2014. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-4801-2.ch008

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Abstract

This chapter provides an overview of big data and its environment and opportunities. It starts with a definition of big data and describes the unique characteristics, structure, and value of big data, and the business drivers for big data analytics. It defines the role of the data scientist and describes the new ecosystem for big data processing and analysis.

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