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Big Data: A Primer

Big Data: A Primer JOURNAL OF GLOBAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT 2017, VOL. 20, NO. 1, 68–69 BOOK REVIEW Mohanty, Hrushikesha, Bhuyan, Prachet, and Chenthati, Deepak (Eds). (2015). Big Data: A Primer. New Dehli, India: Springer India. 184 pp. $49.99. ISBN: 978-81-322-2493-8 The world is witnessing an explosion of data. Organizations are not the only contributors of massive volumes of data. Because of the widespread adoption of the Internet, individuals contribute to this massive stream of data generation—even in the form of social network data. In this new generation of the Internet of things, even devices and appliances produce data. Today, wearable devices generate data. Potentially, in the future, even devices implanted in the body will add to this massive volume of data. The constant new developments in hardware have enabled the storage, processing, and analysis of these immense volumes of data. The importance of this topic is manifested in the article “Big Data Analytics: A Field of Opportunities for Information Systems and Technology Researchers” published in the previous issue of this journal. This article focused on the importance of big data analytics, research opportunities, and its implications from a global perspective. The book Big Data: A Primer originated as the result of a http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Journal of Global Information Technology Management Taylor & Francis

Big Data: A Primer

Big Data: A Primer

Journal of Global Information Technology Management , Volume 20 (1): 2 – Jan 2, 2017

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JOURNAL OF GLOBAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT 2017, VOL. 20, NO. 1, 68–69 BOOK REVIEW Mohanty, Hrushikesha, Bhuyan, Prachet, and Chenthati, Deepak (Eds). (2015). Big Data: A Primer. New Dehli, India: Springer India. 184 pp. $49.99. ISBN: 978-81-322-2493-8 The world is witnessing an explosion of data. Organizations are not the only contributors of massive volumes of data. Because of the widespread adoption of the Internet, individuals contribute to this massive stream of data generation—even in the form of social network data. In this new generation of the Internet of things, even devices and appliances produce data. Today, wearable devices generate data. Potentially, in the future, even devices implanted in the body will add to this massive volume of data. The constant new developments in hardware have enabled the storage, processing, and analysis of these immense volumes of data. The importance of this topic is manifested in the article “Big Data Analytics: A Field of Opportunities for Information Systems and Technology Researchers” published in the previous issue of this journal. This article focused on the importance of big data analytics, research opportunities, and its implications from a global perspective. The book Big Data: A Primer originated as the result of a

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Taylor & Francis
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© 2017 Robert Vinaja
ISSN
2333-6846
eISSN
1097-198X
DOI
10.1080/1097198X.2017.1280312
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JOURNAL OF GLOBAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT 2017, VOL. 20, NO. 1, 68–69 BOOK REVIEW Mohanty, Hrushikesha, Bhuyan, Prachet, and Chenthati, Deepak (Eds). (2015). Big Data: A Primer. New Dehli, India: Springer India. 184 pp. $49.99. ISBN: 978-81-322-2493-8 The world is witnessing an explosion of data. Organizations are not the only contributors of massive volumes of data. Because of the widespread adoption of the Internet, individuals contribute to this massive stream of data generation—even in the form of social network data. In this new generation of the Internet of things, even devices and appliances produce data. Today, wearable devices generate data. Potentially, in the future, even devices implanted in the body will add to this massive volume of data. The constant new developments in hardware have enabled the storage, processing, and analysis of these immense volumes of data. The importance of this topic is manifested in the article “Big Data Analytics: A Field of Opportunities for Information Systems and Technology Researchers” published in the previous issue of this journal. This article focused on the importance of big data analytics, research opportunities, and its implications from a global perspective. The book Big Data: A Primer originated as the result of a

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