Big Data Hype

Comments debate the definition of 'big data', skepticism about whether most claimed big data problems involve truly massive scales or are just overhyped buzzwords and regular data processing.

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angeladur Sep 18, 2013 View on HN

Yes the distinction is important - Is it a "Big Data" problem or is it a "Big" data problem

kragen Jun 13, 2013 View on HN

That's what "Big Data" is for!

jandrese May 24, 2018 View on HN

Most people who think they have big data don't.

emodendroket May 21, 2015 View on HN

Most people who think they have "big data" problems actually don't have "big" data at all.

nathancahill Jan 18, 2015 View on HN

"Big data is like teenage sex: everyone talks about it, nobody really knows how to do it, everyone thinks everyone else is doing it, so everyone claims they are doing it." -Dan Ariely

pookeh Dec 11, 2017 View on HN

It's not the tech, it's the data.

MeteorMarc Dec 15, 2016 View on HN

But then it is not big data anymore!

throwaway85858 Aug 13, 2023 View on HN

That's why they call it Big Data

istvan__ Jun 3, 2015 View on HN

You would be surprised. Several companies have a big data-problem even with small amount of it. :)

makapuf Jun 9, 2024 View on HN

And some lines about big data are not so big anymore either..