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A visualization created by IBM of Wikipedia edits. At multiple terabytes in size, the text and images of Wikipedia are a classic example of big data. In information technology , big data [ 1 ] [ 2 ] is a collection of data sets so large and complex that it becomes difficult to process using on-hand database management tools or traditional data processing applications.
Big data
Big data is data that exceeds the processing capacity of conventional database systems. The data is too big, moves too fast, or doesn’t fit the strictures of your database architectures. To gain value from this data, you must choose an alternative way to process it.
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As Chief Yahoo Resigns, Can Big Data Save Stumbling Company?
Author: Linda Rosencrance Spotfire Blogging Team Yesterday, Yahoo co-founder Jerry Yang resigned from the board of directors and all other positions at the troubled company. This comes on the tail of Yahoo recently naming a new CEO, Scott Thompson. What may save this stumbling company is the new CEO’s belief in big data. So much so that he says big data is the “ key to Yahoo’s long-term health .”
