How big is your Big Data? Is the issue about the size of the data that you manage or is it about the nature of the data and how much is structured or unstructured?
In a recent issue of CIO magazine fro Chief Information Officers, Freeform Dynamics Ltd write about the highlights of their survey of many companies struggling with the issue of managing data.
Martha Bennet, head of strategy at Freeform Dynamics advises in the article to start an assessment to see whether you are really in ‘Big data territory’ – which may not be just a case of having terabytes of company data. The assessment should look at the ‘3 Vs – volume, variety and velocity’ of data – different combinations of which will lead to different data management approaches. To see more about the survey and issues on Big Data for database administrators and other information technology professionals, read the full article at www.cio.co.uk/article/3321647/how-big-is-big-data/?pn=1
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