Big data, key factor for the knowledge society

Key Technologies for Big Data Stream Computing

As a new trend for data-intensive computing, real-time stream computing is gaining significant attention in the Big Data era. In theory, stream computing is an effective way to support Big Data by providing extremely low-latency processing tools and massively parallel processing architectures in real-time data analysis. However, in most existing stream computing environments, how to efficiently...

Big Data & eLearning: A Binomial to the Future of the Knowledge Society

Big data and nursing knowledge.

NURSING KNOWLEDGE increases exponentially with the availability and use of big data and science. In an exciting move to empower nurses to utilize information, 70 stakeholders were involved in formulating a 2013 national action plan to capture nursing information for big data research aimed at identifying effective care interventions and improving patient outcomes. As we enter 2015, it is a good...

Big data impact on society: a research roadmap for Europe

With its rapid growth and increasing adoption, big data is producing a growing impact in society. Its usage is opening both opportunities such as new business models and economic gains and risks such as privacy violations and discrimination. Europe is in need of a comprehensive strategy to optimise the use of data for a societal benefit and increase the innovation and competitiveness of its pro...

A Fuzzy TOPSIS Approach for Big Data Analytics Platform Selection

Big data sizes are constantly increasing. Big data analytics is where advanced analytic techniques are applied on big data sets. Analytics based on large data samples reveals and leverages business change. The popularity of big data analytics platforms, which are often available as open-source, has not remained unnoticed by big companies. Google uses MapReduce for PageRank and inverted indexes....