How Many “V”s in Big Data - The Characteristics that Define Big Data
Summary: We’ve scoured the literature to bring you a complete listing of possible definitions of Big Data with the goal of being able to determine what’s a Big Data opportunity and what’s not. Our conclusion is that Volume, Variety, and Velocity still make the best definitions but none of these stand on their own in identifying Big Data from not-so-big-data. Understanding these characteristics will help you analyze whether an opportunity calls for a Big Data solution but the key is to understand that this is really about breakthrough changes in the technology of storing, retrieving, and analyzing data and then finding the opportunities that can best take advantage.