Big Data as the three Vs: Volume, Velocity, and Variety. This is the most well-known definition, first coined by Doug Laney of Gartner over twelve years ago. Since then, many others have tried to ...

The combination of massive volumes and large variety of formats that characterises big data means that conventional databases can struggle to process information in a timely fashion. This has the ...

The right people are still hard to find Implementing Big Data means getting the right people with the right skills. It's still hard to find people who really know these systems. There's also a ...