Big-data Concepts Discussion Assignment
Complete the following assignment in one MS word document:
Chapter 9- discussion question #1-5 & exercise 3
When submitting work, be sure to include an APA cover page and include at least two APA formatted references (and APA in-text citations) to support the work this week.
All work must be original (not copied from any source).
Discussion questions:
- What is Big Data? Why is it important? Where does Big Data come from?
- What do you think the future of Big Data will be? Will it lose its popularity to something else? If so, what will it be?
- What is Big Data analytics? How does it differ from regular analytics?
- What are the critical success factors for Big Data analytics?
- What are the big challenges that one should be mindful of when considering the implementation of Big Data analytics?
Exercise 3:
At teradatauniversitynetwork.com, go to the Sports Analytics page. Find applications of Big Data in sports. Summarize your findings.