ABSTRACT
We are awash in a flood of data today. In a broad range of application areas, data is being collected at unprecedented scale. Duffy Marsan (2010) suggested that by 2015, the world would generate the equivalent of almost 93 million Libraries of Congress. According to the Computing Community Consortium (2011), scientific research has been revolutionized by Big Data. Big Data is improving areas as diverse as healthcare, transportation, energy, and education. The development and distribution of Big Data technologies will allow people to live safer lives, conserve natural resources, receive personalized education, and much more.
