PRINCIPLES OF BIG DATA

Big Data is not small data that has become bloatedtothepointthatitcannolongerfiton a spreadsheet, nor is it a database that happenstobeverylarge.Nonetheless,someprofessionals who customarily work with relatively small data sets harbor the false impression that they can apply their spreadsheet and database skills directly to Big Data resources without mastering new skills and without adjusting to new analytic paradigms.Astheyseethings,whenthedatagets bigger, only the computer must adjust (by getting faster, acquiring more volatile memory, and increasing its storage capabilities); Big Data poses no special problems that a supercomputer could not solve.