About Big Data

Big Data is a term that describes Corporate business large volume of data – both structured and unstructured – that inundates a Corporate business on a day-to-day basis. But it’s not the amount of data that’s important. It’s what done with the data that matters. Big data can be analyzed for insights that lead to better decisions and strategic business moves that allow organizations to keep their competitive edge.

Big Data is often associated with cloud computing because the analysis of these large data sets requires both the flexibility and cost-effectiveness of the cloud to coordinate, combine and process data from multiple sources.

Some applications of Big Data by governments, Corporate business & private organizations, and individuals include: Governments use of Big Data: traffic control, route planning, intelligent transport systems, congestion management (by predicting traffic conditions)

The growth of cloud technologies has also spurred a massive volume of data. Big data describes data sets so large and complex that they are impractical to manage with traditional software tools. Collecting, storing, handling and analyzing these large data sets requires the flexibility and cost-effectiveness of the cloud.