Big Data has become an all encompassing, somewhat sprawling term. Seemingly, it has as many definitions as it does applications. So what is Big Data, exactly, and what does it mean for business and ...

We are now ending the lust phase of our relationship with big data. Thank God. The next phase promises to be equally exciting, albeit considerably more turbulent. Some maturity, some retribution. For ...

Big Data is rapidly expanding, and the nature of this data is more complex and varied than ever before. The concept brings with it a new world of insights and possibilities for organizations, but it ...

Hey, it must be hard to be the only person on the planet who doesn’t understand big data. Actually, that’s far from true: You’re in good company. While Gartner finds that 64 percent of enterprises are ...

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. A recent plethora of articles and reports has prompted us to believe that “big data” is full of unlocked answers, but the real power lies ...

It's a value proposition too good for organizations to pass up -- taking the massive amounts of data they are accumulating inside and outside their walls, and mining for diamonds of information amidst ...

Big Data is one of 2013’s most popular buzzterms. It’s also transforming the cable television business, which is in ongoing disarray as cord-cutters and competition from phone companies change the ...

Editor’s note: TechCrunch contributor Semil Shah is an entrepreneur interested in digital media, consumer Internet, and social networks. Shah is based in Palo Alto and you can follow him on twitter ...

Troy Segal is an editor and writer. She has 20+ years of experience covering personal finance, wealth management, and business news. David Kindness is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and an expert ...

If 2012 is the year of Big Data, it will likely be the year vendors and consultants start to over-promise, under-deliver, and put processes in motion that will generate insights and potential risks ...

This blog is about an industry area that has come to be called “Big Data.” The excitement around Big Data is huge; the mere fact that the term is capitalized implies a lot of respect. A number of ...