Introduction
This lesson introduces the reader to Big Data and its origins.
Introduction
Some of the most significant and impactful innovations of the last decade have been in the field of Big Data. In 2004, this area of study generated wide-spread interest in technical circles with the publication of a white paper on MapReduce by Google researchers. After that, Big Data as a paradigm gradually became more and more popular. This occurred because the volume of produced data exploded and corporations sought to exploit and benefit from the Internet of Things (IoT). This Google Trends graph shows interest in “Big Data” as a search term starting from 2004 to now.
Like all new technologies, Big Data went from obscurity to popularity and then fell back to form a plateau as the ...