Many of the conversations taking place around the Internet of Things (IoT) are incomplete without a mention of big data. Connected devices, sensors, and algorithms all operate in ways that involve ...

In life science research, data comes in many forms - structured clinical trial tables, semi-structured instrument outputs, and unstructured lab notes or images. This “variety” makes it difficult to ...

Everyone seems to have their own definition. To purists, it refers to software for data sets that exceed the capabilities of traditional databases. For a growing number of people, it’s shorthand for ...

Big Data refers to massive volumes of structured and unstructured data that are too large or complex for traditional data processing tools. It's not just about size — it's also about the insights that ...