Guide To Big Data Applications

This handbook brings together a variety of approaches to the uses of big data in multiple fields, primarily science, medicine, and business. This single resource features contributions from researchers around the world from a variety of fields, where they share their findings and experience. This book is intended to help spur further innovation in big data. The research is presented in a way that allows readers, regardless of their field of study, to learn from how applications have proven successful and how similar applications could be used in their own field. Contributions stem from researchers in fields such as physics, biology, energy, healthcare, and business. The contributors also discuss important topics such as fraud detection, privacy implications, legal perspectives, and ethical handling of big data.

The guide to targeting and leveraging business opportunities using big data & analytics By leveraging big data & analytics, businesses create the potential to better understand, manage, and strategically exploiting the complex dynamics of customer behavior. Analytics in a Big Data World reveals how to tap into the powerful tool of data analytics to create a strategic advantage and identify new business opportunities. Designed to be an accessible resource, this essential book does not include exhaustive coverage of all analytical techniques, instead focusing on analytics techniques that really provide added value in business environments. The book draws on author Bart Baesens' expertise on the topics of big data, analytics and its applications in e.g. credit risk, marketing, and fraud to provide a clear roadmap for organizations that want to use data analytics to their advantage, but need a good starting point. Baesens has conducted extensive research on big data, analytics, customer relationship management, web analytics, fraud detection, and credit risk management, and uses this experience to bring clarity to a complex topic. Includes numerous case studies on risk management, fraud detection, customer relationship management, and web analytics Offers the results of research and the author's personal experience in banking, retail, and government Contains an overview of the visionary ideas and current developments on the strategic use of analytics for business Covers the topic of data analytics in easy-to-understand terms without an undo emphasis on mathematics and the minutiae of statistical analysis For organizations looking to enhance their capabilities via data analytics, this resource is the go-to reference for leveraging data to enhance business capabilities.

Big data analytics and cloud computing is the fastest growing technologies in current era. This text book serves as a purpose in providing an understanding of big data principles and framework at the beginner?s level. The text book covers various essential concepts of big-data analytics and processing tools such as HADOOP and YARN. The Textbook covers an analogical understanding on bridging cloud computing with big-data technologies with essential cloud infrastructure protocol and ecosystem concepts. PART I: Hadoop Distributed File System Basics, Running Example Programs and Benchmarks, Hadoop MapReduce Framework Essential Hadoop Tools, Hadoop YARN Applications, Managing Hadoop with Apache Ambari, Basic Hadoop Administration Procedures PART II: Introduction to Cloud Computing: Origins and Influences, Basic Concepts and Terminology, Goals and Benefits, Risks and Challenges. Fundamental Concepts and Models: Roles and Boundaries, Cloud Characteristics, Cloud Delivery Models, Cloud Deployment Models. Cloud Computing Technologies:Broadband networks and internet architecture, data center technology, virtualization technology, web technology, multi-tenant technology, service Technology Cloud Infrastructure Mechanisms:Logical Network Perimeter, Virtual Server, Cloud Storage Device, Cloud Usage Monitor, Resource Replication, Ready-made environment

Application of Big Data for National Security provides users with state-of-the-art concepts, methods, and technologies for Big Data analytics in the fight against terrorism and crime, including a wide range of case studies and application scenarios. This book combines expertise from an international team of experts in law enforcement, national security, and law, as well as computer sciences, criminology, linguistics, and psychology, creating a unique cross-disciplinary collection of knowledge and insights into this increasingly global issue. The strategic frameworks and critical factors presented in Application of Big Data for National Security consider technical, legal, ethical, and societal impacts, but also practical considerations of Big Data system design and deployment, illustrating how data and security concerns intersect. In identifying current and future technical and operational challenges it supports law enforcement and government agencies in their operational, tactical and strategic decisions when employing Big Data for national security Contextualizes the Big Data concept and how it relates to national security and crime detection and prevention Presents strategic approaches for the design, adoption, and deployment of Big Data technologies in preventing terrorism and reducing crime Includes a series of case studies and scenarios to demonstrate the application of Big Data in a national security context Indicates future directions for Big Data as an enabler of advanced crime prevention and detection

If you want to learn about big data, then keep reading... Do you want to understand what big data is all about, but you don't get all the hype? Are you intrigued by the idea of building a career around big data and data science, but you just don't understand it? If so, this book could be what you are looking for. In this book, we will explore the hot concept of big data and explain it for beginners like yourself. If you know nothing about big data now, you will come away with a good overview of the subject and how it integrates into the other hot technologies of the day widely adopted by business, such as artificial intelligence, predictive analytics, and machine learning. Even if you don't intend to get directly involved in big data, understanding it will be very important in the coming years. It is one of the most important phenomena to hit in many years. It took some time for technology to catch up so that big data could be analyzed and processed, but now we are in the midst of a data revolution. Big data powers many of the world's most powerful companies, including Facebook, Amazon, and Google, among others. In this book, you will learn: What is big data, and why is it important? The five V's behind big data How big data is already impacting your life, and where big data may be headed How big data and your everyday devices and appliances will come together in unexpected ways via the Internet of Things How companies and governments are using predictive analytics to get ahead of the competition or improve service How big data is used for fraud detection How big data can train intelligent computer systems The many ways large corporations are benefiting from big data and the tools that use it like machine learning, AI, and predictive analytics Upcoming trends in big data that are sure to have a large impact on your future Artificial intelligence, and how big data drives its development What machine learning is and how it is tied to big data The relationship between big data, data analytics, and business intelligence Insights into how big data impacts privacy issues The pros and cons regarding big data And much, much more! If you want to learn about this new, exciting, and rapidly developing technology, then download this book right now! You will not be baffled by big data any longer, and you will understand the behavior of large companies far better than you ever did before.

PEEK “UNDER THE HOOD” OF BIG DATA ANALYTICS The world of big data analytics grows ever more complex. And while many people can work superficially with specific frameworks, far fewer understand the fundamental principles of large-scale, distributed data processing systems and how they operate. In Foundations of Data Intensive Applications: Large Scale Data Analytics under the Hood, renowned big-data experts and computer scientists Drs. Supun Kamburugamuve and Saliya Ekanayake deliver a practical guide to applying the principles of big data to software development for optimal performance. The authors discuss foundational components of large-scale data systems and walk readers through the major software design decisions that define performance, application type, and usability. You???ll learn how to recognize problems in your applications resulting in performance and distributed operation issues, diagnose them, and effectively eliminate them by relying on the bedrock big data principles explained within. Moving beyond individual frameworks and APIs for data processing, this book unlocks the theoretical ideas that operate under the hood of every big data processing system. Ideal for data scientists, data architects, dev-ops engineers, and developers, Foundations of Data Intensive Applications: Large Scale Data Analytics under the Hood shows readers how to: Identify the foundations of large-scale, distributed data processing systems Make major software design decisions that optimize performance Diagnose performance problems and distributed operation issues Understand state-of-the-art research in big data Explain and use the major big data frameworks and understand what underpins them Use big data analytics in the real world to solve practical problems

This book delivers various components that make up the Apache Hadoop ecosystem, as well as some general information about the Big Data platform's underlying architectural principles. Use a wide variety of software, including Apache Spark, Elasticsearch, Tableau, and more, to solve a wide range of problems associated with data processing and analytics. Become an experienced Hadoop Architect with the help of this detailed, how-to manual. If you're a data professional looking to further your career in the Hadoop sector and become a Big Data architect, this book is for you. If you're a project manager or mainframe expert interested in making the transition to the Big Data Hadoop industry, you'll discover valuable information in this book.

This book unravels the mystery of Big Data computing and its power to transform business operations. The approach it uses will be helpful to any professional who must present a case for realizing Big Data computing solutions or to those who could be involved in a Big Data computing project. It provides a framework that enables business and technical managers to make optimal decisions necessary for the successful migration to Big Data computing environments and applications within their organizations.