Big Data: Defining its definition Big Data is all the rage these days, as are its constituent technologies like Hadoop, NoSQL, and the mystical discipline of data science.

What does big data actually mean? Find out inside PCMag's comprehensive tech and computer-related encyclopedia.

Volume, velocity and variety characteristics of information assets are not three parts of Gartner’s definition of big data, it is part one, and oftentimes, misunderstood. Most people only retain ...

The big deal about “big data”—your guide to what the heck it actually means Wow your next dinner party with this no-BS breakdown of the annoying buzzword.

While there's lots of talk about big data these days (a lot of talk), there currently is no good, authoritative definition of big data, according to Microsoft Regional Director Andrew Brust.