Volume, velocity and variety characteristics of information assets are not three parts of Gartner’s definition of big data, it is part one, and oftentimes, misunderstood. Most people only retain about ...

“Error: Unmarried Mother” flashed across the computer screen as 30-year-old Riz began the process of renewing his Pakistani Computerized National ID Card (CNIC), a compulsory identification document ...

Socrates is noted as saying, “The beginning of wisdom is the definition of terms.” This premise should dominate how mission-oriented organizations communicate with the rest of the world, but it’s ...

This blog is about an industry area that has come to be called “Big Data.” The excitement around Big Data is huge; the mere fact that the term is capitalized implies a lot of respect. A number of ...

This article is published by AllBusiness.com, a partner of TIME. What is “Big Data”? Big Data refers to the vast volumes of structured and unstructured data that are too complex and large for ...