Big Data

Big Data is data of large volume and various forms, which can be processed as a single set of information with the help of high-performance software systems: DBMS, Business  Intelligence tools, etc.

Big Data is distinguished by 3 main features:

1. Volume. Large volume of data which does not depend on available capacities for data processing.
2. Variety. Heterogeneous in content and semistructured volumes of data.
3. Velocity. Large volume of data, requiring extremely rapid processing with maximum speed to achieve results.

Big data is used in a wide variety of fields, for example, medicine, banking, retail, manufacturing, etc.