Since a lot of people grumble about the "Big Data" meme -- "what is this _big_ data anyhow" -- I thought an analogy might help.
Big Data:Data::turkeys:chickens
A turkey is "really" just a big chicken. Same limbs. Same white and dark meat, same spices and herbs, similar taste.
But the scale of the turkey introduces new problems and requires new solutions:
- Will it fit in your oven?
- Will anything else fit in your oven if the turkey is there?
- Where will you cook the others things if they won't fit?
- Do you have a roasting pan and rack big enough for a turkey?
- Can you muscle the turkey up and down-stairs to brine it in the cooler (the only place it will fit)?
Ok, I won't belabor the point: Big Data is different from data because the scale means your old techniques won't always work.
Have a great holiday.
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