A Guide to Big Data Definition and Development

Big data is causing a revolution in the technology world. However, few people know its definition even the expert IT professionals are finding it hard to peg down a single definition to this big word. The following definitions are some of the ways that you can describe big data:

Microsoft

Microsoft has defined big data as a process that is used for application of computing power. It employs the use of the latest artificial intelligence and machine learning capabilities to convey massive and complex information.

Oracle

On the other hand, Oracle defines big data as a derivative of traditional database management. In that, it has managed to cause a revolution in making decisions in various businesses and corporations. The definition also points out that big data is supported by modern sources of data that has not been structured.

Gartner

Gartner says big data can be defined in four words that is variety, veracity, velocity, and volume. This is because big data continues to increase in data size, in format, in range, how it is produced and how it is represented.

Intel

Intel describes big data as an opportunity that dictates how organisations produce more and more information.

The Development of Big Data

However, the development of big data is related to its many definitions and terms. The first time the term was used was in 1997 by NASA scientists to describe a computer graphics visualisation matter. Needless to say, over the years big data was and is getting more complex and bigger. In 1999, research by Berkeley revealed that more than a million and a half gigabytes of information had been produced by the world. By 2003, this figure had doubled. 

Currently, big data has managed to run large corporations and practically every IT operation that we carry out. Big data has ideally surpassed the capacity of a disk, hard disk, memory card and any other memory device.