Sources of Big Data
Last updated on Jun 15, 2020
So where is all of this Big Data coming from? Data typically originates from one of three primary sources of big data the internet/social networks, traditional business systems, and increasingly from the Internet of Things. The data from these sources can be structured, semi-structured, or unstructured, or any combination of these varieties.
Social Networks
Social Networks provide human-sourced information from:
• Twitter and Facebook • Blogs and comments • Pictures: Instagram®, Flickr™, Picasa™, etc. • Videos: YouTube • Internet searches • Mobile data content (text messages) • User-generated maps • E-Mail
Traditional Business Systems
These organizations offer customers services or products
• Commercial transactions
• Banking/stock records
• E-commerce
• Credit cards
• Medical records
Internet of Things
• Sensors: traffic, weather, mobile phone location, etc. • Security, surveillance videos, and images • Satellite images • Data from computer systems (logs, web logs, etc.)
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