Big Data has become a ubiquitous term in recent years. It is transforming engineering, finance, science, business, medicine, and every other sector. Big Data is massive amount of structured & unstructured data, which is impossible to be processed with traditional software & database techniques.
Every day, we create 2.5 Exabytes of Big Data and the number doubles every month. The data comes from everywhere, be it social media sites, eCommerce portals, videos, cellphone GPS signals or transaction records. It is no surprise to know that 90% of the Big Data of the world has been created in the last two years.
Here's an interesting Big Data infographic on Elexio to take you deeper into the world of Big Data.