UNDERSTANDING THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN

DATA AND BIG DATA

Data v/s Big Data
 Introduction to Big Data
• Traditional data is the organized information which has been managed by
the different businesses from small to multinational organizations.

• ‘Big Data’ is a superior version of traditional data and deals with

comprehensive data sets which to be managed by the software for
traditional data is an ardent task .
 Typical features of Big Data
• - Volume:
• - Velocity
• - Veracity
• - Variety
• - Value
 Difference between Traditional and ‘Big’ Data

• Aspect of Flexibility
• Real-time analytics
• Database Architecture
• Facilitates exploratory analysis
 Aspect of Flexibility
• The traditional database is curated according
to a predefined structure or scheme which is
inherently static.

• In comparison, ‘Big data’ utilizes dynamic

scheme which comprises of structured semi-
structured or unstructured data.
 Real-time analytics
• Analytics is conducted post the event or time-
frame which is subjected to analysis.

• Big data, analytics is a real-time game, as the

data was being collected and findings were
conferred with practical methodology
instantaneously.
 Database Architecture
• Traditional data adheres to a central database
architecture.

• The big data utilizes a distributed

architecture.
 Facilitates exploratory analysis
• Data analytics, the users have to find out right from the beginning. The
data was organized so that it could assist in finding answers to the queries
generated and then reports would be presented.

• Big data, there is an increasingly exploratory approach. The major

objective is to develop a platform which helps in creative discovery so that
the users get an opportunity to identify the type of questions which can
be presented.
 Benefits from Big Data Analytics
• which extends to privacy,
• visualization,
• error management,
• scale,
• lack or prevalence of a structure,
• provenance and heterogeneity.