Big data are extremely large amounts of information that not only require vast amounts of storage capacity but also the tools to be able to process the data to provide information that would enable enhanced decision making.

Some examples of big data include information gathered from social networks, Internet search indexing, medical records, millions of customer transactions on Amazon.com, eBay and Walmart, etc.

This demand to manipulate extremely large sums of data has driven the data management and analytics industry to grow to over $15 billion market cap.

Bit Data is big business but it can be utilized by both small and big businesses to gain a competitive advantage.

To be of use big data has to be collect, store, organize, analyze and shared.

On average the world generates approximately 2.5 quintillion bytes of data each day.

Special software tools have to be employed to capture, curate, manage and process the data.

Learn more about the benefits of Big Data and how you can access and use it.