How Big Data Became So Big

The data is as big as it can be.

And how are we measuring the size? What sizes are measured for typical 'big data'?

The last Big Data system I worked on was a new system. Our initial load pulled in a billion rows of data over two days. It used a few dozen terabytes, but again, that's only for a small new database.

Are we talking about detailed information, or inefficient data formats?

As much detail as possible. In the case of a web crawler, every header, parameter, and circumstance of a page visit. For a medical system, every nurse visit and every note recorded. For an insurance agency, that could include every mechanic visited, every recall, every ticket, and

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