by Daniela Perez 8 months ago
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The volume of data refers to the size of the data sets that need to be analyzed and processed, which are now frequently larger than terabytes and petabytes.
Velocity refers to the speed with which data is generated.
It makes Big Data really big, coming from a great variety of sources.
Example
Video files that are generated at various locations in a city.
Veracity refers to the quality of the data that is being analyzed.
Has many records that are valuable to analyze and that contribute in a meaningful way to the overall results.
Contains a high percentage of meaningless data.
Using charts and graphs to visualize large amounts of complex data is much more effective in conveying meaning than spreadsheets and reports chock-full of numbers and formulas.
A large amount of data often has valuable information, wich could be a challenge.