Big Data Overview

by Ankit Rathi

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Agenda

• Introduction• Types of Big Data• Data Realm for Information Architecture• Big Data Characteristics• Importance of Big Data• Big Data Platform• Big Data Best Practices

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Big Data Introduction

• Collection of large and complex data sets

• Integration of structured, semi-structured & unstructured data

• Difficult to process using on-hand DBMS tools

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Types of Big Data

• Traditional enterprise data (CRM, ERP, Transactional data)

• Machine-generated /sensor data (meters, sensors, recorders)

• Social data (Facebook, Twitter)

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Data Realm for Information Architecture

• Master Data (Customer, product, supplier)• Transaction Data (Purchase records, inquiries,

payments)• Refrence Data (Geo, market data)• Metadata (data definitions)• Analytical Data (dimensions & facts)• Document & Content (forms, files, images)

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Characteristics of Big Data

• Volume (very high volumes)

• Velocity (very high frequency)

• Variety (non-traditional data formats)

• Value (different economic value)

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Importance of Big Data

• Thorough/insightful understanding of business

• Enhanced productivity

• Stronger competitive position

• Greater innovation

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Big Data Platform

• Acquire (DBMS, Files, NoSQL, HDFS)

• Organize (ETL/ELT/MapReduce)

• Analyze (ODS/DWH/OLAP)

• Decide (Reports/BI/Analytics)

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Solution by Oracle

• Oracle Big Data Appliance (Stream & Acquire)

• Oracle Big Data Connectors (Organize)

• Oracle Exadata (Analyze)

• Oracle Exalytics (Visualize)

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Big Data Best Practices

• Align Big Data with Specific Business Goals• Ease Skills Shortage with Standards and Governance• Optimize Knowledge Transfer with a Center of

Excellence• Top Payoff is Aligning Unstructured with Structured

Data• Plan Your Sandbox For Performance• Align with the Cloud Operating Model

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References

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_data• http://oracle.com/in/technologies/big-data/

index.html• http://www-01.ibm.com/software/in/data/bigdata/• http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/sqlserver/

solutions-technologies/business-intelligence/big-data.aspx

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