A checklist of parasitic nematodes of birds from China is presented. This fauna is comprised of 280 species, representing fiveorders, two subclasses, 27 families, and 70 genera. Information about their hosts, localities and lodgement of specimens is provided.

This chapter provides an overview of big data and its environment and opportunities. It starts with a definition of big data and describes the unique characteristics, structure, and value of big data, and the business drivers for big data analytics. It defines the role of the data scientist and describes the new ecosystem for big data processing and analysis.

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Cloud Computing is deemed the main trend of IT development for the coming decades, and it is to have a profound impact on the development of the human society and the world economy. In this chapter, the authors examine the history of cloud computing, the technical and business models, and the global implications of cloud computing’s development in the near future. Finally, the market demands for cloud computing and the foreseeable developmental stages are explored.

This chapter covers big data technologies and tools, including the NoSQL database, HDFS, MapReduce, SMAQ stack, and the Hadoop Ecosystem. It also introduces the appliance products that help the customer for their big data analytics.