Description
Book SynopsisWith the advent of such advanced technologies as cloud computing, the Internet of Things, the Medical Internet of Things, the Industry Internet of Things and sensor networks as well as the exponential growth in the usage of Internet-based and social media platforms, there are enormous oceans of data. These huge volumes of data can be used for effective decision making and improved performance if analyzed properly. Due to its inherent characteristics, big data is very complex and cannot be handled and processed by traditional database management approaches. There is a need for sophisticated approaches, tools and technologies that can be used to store, manage and analyze these enormous amounts of data to make the best use of them.
Big Data Concepts, Technologies, and Applications covers the concepts, technologies, and applications of big data analytics. Presenting the state-of-the-art technologies in use for big data analytics. it provides an in-depth discussi
Table of Contents
Section A. Understanding Big Data Chapter 1. Overview of Big Data Chapter 2. Challenges of Big Data Chapter 3. Big Data Analytics Section B. Big Data Technologies Chapter 4. Hadoop Ecosystem Chapter 5. NoSQL Databases Chapter 6. Data Lakes Chapter 7. Deep Learning Chapter 8. Blockchain Section C. Big Data Applications Chapter 9. Big Data for Healthcare Chapter 10. Big Data Analytics for Fraud Detection and Prevention Chapter 11. Big Data Analytics in Social Media Chapter 12. Novel Applications and Research Directions in Big Data Analytics