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Back to the Basics: What is Big Data?

This video published by SAP provides a concise description of Big Data. Timo Elliott (SAP Evangelist) and Adrian Simpson (CTO, SAP UK& Ireland) describe the 4 major challenges that big data is comprised of:

  • Volume – Amount of data
  • Velocity – Frequency of change in data
  • Variety – Both structured and unstructured data
  • Validity – Quality of the data

Before we can push into the details we must first understand the most simplified form of the topic as a platform to build from. Enjoy:

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