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: