Big data offers new ways of managing exploding amounts of data coming from an ever-growing number of sources – Internet, social media, devices, enterprise applications, partners, etc. The vision for the possibilities of big data is compelling, but how do you take the first step? How do you justify the benefits of investing in big data to the business?
Turns out that there is an easy way to test...
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Big data offers new ways of managing exploding amounts of data coming from an ever-growing number of sources – Internet, social media, devices, enterprise applications, partners, etc. The vision for the possibilities of big data is compelling, but how do you take the first step? How do you justify the benefits of investing in big data to the business?
Turns out that there is an easy way to test your design assumptions, perform system sizing, and evaluate potential benefits even before you commit to a project. Using cloud-based technologies from Informatica and Amazon, you can tap into enterprise data sources and instantly experiment with data processing and integration in Hadoop - no waiting required.