Wikipedia defines big data as: “Big data is a broad term for data sets so large or complex that traditional data processing applications are inadequate. Challenges include analysis, capture, data ...

Over the last few decades, organizations have turned to a dizzying array of IT systems to capture and store data. In sectors as diverse as retail, manufacturing, healthcare, government, education and ...

Expertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Advancements in the technological capabilities of data generation, from sequencing DNA to ...

Data has become inextricably linked with our daily lives – from the directions we get online, to the algorithms used by social media to our healthcare, urban planning, traffic patterns, air travel and ...

Recent advancements in information technology and data acquisition have created both new research opportunities and new challenges for using big data in ornithology. We provide an overview of the past ...