Research Paper - PHD Doctorate

 

For the Research Paper - please remember to cite your 3 sources using APA Standards for  the research paper to earn full credit.  The 3 sources should be  peer-reviewed from a Database Journal, ACM, IEEE, etc. (avoid vendor  papers, such as papers from Oracle, Microsoft, etc.).  

Activity 2: Research Paper – Big Data

Big Data has opened the door to new job opportunities and has a  number of new tools/technologies that are used such as Hadoop, NoSQL,  Map Reduce, Pig, Scala, Python, Hive, Dryad, Hadapt, Hbase, and others.

This week, research and write a four-to-five page paper exploring Big  Data and a few of the new technologies mentioned above or additional  technologies that you find related to Big Data. Be sure to use the APA  style and format for your paper.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h8FLkRK-wF4 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8yMlMBCQiQ

In addition to the two videos above research more information about big data and provide a paper addressing the following questions at a minimum...

In your research findings, you should address the following questions, at a minimum.
What is Big Data?
Why do we need it and what can it do for an organization?
What are some of the tools/technologies used to accomplish Big Data? What do they do or what are they used for?
Who is using Big Data and why?