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Three Key Data Types for Hadoop Analytics

One of the great things about Hadoop is the openness and flexibility of HDFS. You can store practically any type of data that you want in Hadoop, which has forever changed the economics of data storage. But when it comes Read more…

Big Data Future Hinges on Variety

There are numerous factors that define and describe big data, but the community has settled on three primary elements: data volume, data velocity and data variety. This schema was originally put forth by Gartner analyst Doug Laney in the late 90s and has since become a de facto industry standard for defining big data. Over time, other analysts and pundits have expanded the framework to incorporate as many as seven Vs and Laney himself quipped that he has come up with a definitive 12 Vs “to cover the full spectrum of big data challenges and opportunities.” Read more…

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