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Is the term "big data" meaningless?

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Created on Friday, 24 October 2014 07:33

What constitutes big data is often a matter of individual choice. Different people have different ideas about what it is -- and what it isn't. And the lack of a common big data definition renders the term almost meaningless, according to Rick Sherman, founder of Athena IT Solutions, a BI, data warehousing and data management consultancy in Maynard, Mass.

In a video interview with SearchDataManagement, recorded at the 2014 TDWI Executive Summit in Boston, Sherman said that discussions about big data projects can quickly become confusing because of the lack of clarity about what the phrase really entails. "I cringe when I hear the term big data, because it's like we all are speaking a different language," he said.

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