Data streams in at an unprecedented speed and must be dealt with in a timely manner. RFID tags, sensors, and smart metering are driving the need to deal with torrents of data in near-real-time.
Variety:Data comes in all types of formatsfrom structured, numeric data in traditional databases to unstructured text documents, email, video, audio, stock ticker data, and financial transactions.
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