Big Data: Tools and Applications

The amount of data in our industry and the world is exploding. Data is being collected and stored at unprecedented rates. The challenge is not only to store and manage the vast volume of data, but also to analyze and extract meaningful value from it. There are several approaches to collecting, storing, processing, and analyzing big data. Our analysis illustrates that the Big Data analytic is a fast-growing, influential practice and a key enabler for the social business. This paper covers the leading tools and technologies for big data storage and processing. Hadoop, Map Reduce, and No SQL are the major big data technologies. These technologies are very helpful in big data management.