The hottest big data tools in 2025 include Amazon Aurora DSQL, Snowflake Intelligence, and the Databricks Lakebase.

Businesses are struggling with the rapidly increasing volume, speed and variety of information being generated today – what's come to be known as big data. Companies are seeking technologies that not ...

Wikipedia defines big data as: “Big data is a broad term for data sets so large or complex that traditional data processing applications are inadequate. Challenges include analysis, capture, data ...

One implication of ubiquitous sensing as evidenced by the rapid growth of the Internet-of-Things (IoT) is the explosive increase in data being collected. This data comes from myriad sources: According ...

Big data has taken center stage in recent years, with companies in a huge range of industries beginning to understand the opportunities it can bring. Yet, I find there is still a lack of understanding ...

DQM is becoming a core capability for organizations that need to make better decisions with data. What are the responsibilities of different roles in DQM? Image: WrightStudio/Adobe Stock Data quality ...

Data governance defines the policies data management acts on. Learn more about data governance and data management and how they work together to develop business insights. Image: Gorodenkoff/Adobe ...

This vintage image depicts three musicians playing Yankee Doodle Dandy during the American Revolution. In a May 2011 special research report, Big data: The next frontier for innovation, competition, ...

Rapid developments in healthcare-associated technology have improved how patients are treated and influenced healthcare outcomes. These advances have percolated into everything from digital ...

Editor's note: This article was originally published in 2016 and has been updated for 2018. We practitioners of the technological arts have a tendency to use specialized jargon. That's not unusual.