Big data: concepts, technology and architecture

"This book offers comprehensive coverage of Big Data tools, terminologies and technologies for researchers, business professionals and graduates. This book begins with an overview of what Big Data is and emphasizes all the key concepts of big data end to end. Big Data concepts, technologies, terminologies and storing, processing and analysis techniques and much more -- are all logically organized and reinforced by diagrams and case studies. This book refines readers' understanding of Big Data with in-depth analysis of key concepts. The case studies provided in this book give insight on key concepts. The initial chapters of the book shed light on various characteristics of Big Data that distinguish it from traditional Database Management systems. Big Data Analytics are covered in detail in a separate chapter. Hadoop, the heart of Big Data is handled in the Big Data processing chapter and a deep understanding of its concepts is provided"--

Includes index.

<P>Big Data -- concepts, Technology and Architecture. 1</p> <p>Book Description.. 11</p> <p>1.1 Understanding Big Data. 13</p> <p>1.2 Evolution of Big Data. 14</p> <p>1.3 Failure of Traditional database in handling Big Data. 15</p> <p>1.3 (a) Data Mining Vs Big Data. 16</p> <p>1.4 3 V's of Big Data. 17</p> <p>1.4.1 Volume. 17</p> <p>1.4.2 Velocity. 18</p> <p>1.4.3 Variety. 19</p> <p>1.5 Sources of Big Data. 19</p> <p>1.6 Different Types of Data. 21</p> <p>1.6.1 Structured Data. 22</p> <p>1.6.2 Unstructured Data. 22</p> <p>1.6.3 Semi-Structured Data. 23</p> <p>1.7 Big Data Infrastructure. 24</p> <p>1.8 Big Data Life Cycle. 25</p> <p>1.8.1 Big Data Generation. 26</p> <p>1.8.2 Data Aggregation. 26</p> <p>1.8.3 Data Preprocessing. 27</p> <p>1.7.<i>3</i>Big Data Analytics. 31</p> <p>1.7.4 Visualizing Big Data. 32</p> <p>1.8 Big Data Technology. 32</p> <p>1.8.1 Challenges faced by Big Data technology. 34</p> <p>1.8.1 Heterogeneity and incompleteness. 34</p> <p>1.8.2 Volume and velocity of the Data. 35</p> <p>1.8.3 Data Storage. 35</p> <p>1.8.4 Data Privacy. 36</p> <p>1.9 Big Data Applications. 36</p> <p>1.10 Big Data Use Cases. 37</p> <p>1.9. 1 Healthcare. 37</p> <p>1.9.2 Telecom.. 38</…