Thursday, September 29, 2011

What is so Big about Big Data?

Welcome to the Big Data Integration Blogspot. What is Big Data Integration? Well, Big Data is the confluence of three technology trends:
  • Big Transaction Data: Massive growth of transaction data volumes
  • Big Interaction Data: Explosion of interaction data such as social media, sensor technologies, call detail records, and other sources
  • Big Data Processing: New very large scale processing with Hadoop and other alternatives
Big Data integration helps you fulfil the business potential of Big Data.  Well of course, you like to know what this means in the real world right?  Furthermore, Big Data can be Big in terms of business results but also in terms of risk. So in this blog, we are inviting technical professionals to share their ideas and approaches to Big Data.  We look forward to hearing your thoughts.