Yes, Big Data Is Still A Thing (It Never Really Went Away)
datanami, Thursday, June 27th, 2024
A funny thing happened on the way to the AI promised land: People realized they need data. In fact, they realized they need large quantities of a wide variety of data, and that it would be better if it was fresh, trusted, and accurate. In other words, people realized they have a big data problem.
It may seem as though the world has moved beyond the 'three Vs' of big data-volume, variety, and velocity (although with variety, veracity, and variability, you're already up to six). We have (thankfully) moved on from having to read about the three (or six) Vs of data in every other article about modern data management.
To be sure, we have made tremendous progress on the technical front. Breakthroughs in hardware and software-thanks to ultra-fast solid-state drives (SSDs), widespread 100GbE networks (and faster), and most importantly of all, infinitely scalable cloud compute and storage-have helped us blow through old barriers that kept us from getting where we wanted.