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What Is "Big Data"?

Posted June 21, 2011 | | Amplify

Technology around Big Data management has become of interest to most organizations due to the huge leap in the volume of data currently available and the expected geometric growth in volumes in the near future. One reason for the massive growth in data volumes comes from the reduction in size and cost of monitoring equipment, such as location monitoring of cell phones and RFID tag technology. People and things are constantly giving out information about their location and status.

About The Author
April Reeve
April Reeve is an Enterprise Architect and Program Manager at EMC Consulting. She is an expert in multiple data management disciplines, including data conversion, data warehousing, BI, master data management, data integration, and data governance. For more than 25 years, Ms. Reeve has been working in financial services with in-depth experience in asset management and securities processing, private banking and wealth management, financial risk… Read More
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