The term 'big data' has lost its meaning, says Sean Jackson, who offers some numbers to explain its impact in the here and now
We have all heard the term "big data" but what does it mean - and what do we define as big? Many people try to define it in terms of size, although opinions vary; for some a dataset over a terabyte...
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