大数据,又称巨量资料,指的是所涉及的资料量规模巨大到无法透过目前主流软件工具,在合理时间内达到撷取、管理、处理、并整理成为帮助企业经营决策更积极目的的资讯。研究机构Gartner认为。大数据是需要新处理模式才能具有更强的决策力、洞察发现力和流程优化能力的海量、高增长率和多样化的信息资产。早在1980年,著名未来学家阿尔文·托夫勒便在《第三次浪潮》一书中,将大数据称为“第三次浪潮的华彩乐章”。“大数据”这个术语最早期的引用可追溯到apache org的开源项目 Big data, also known as a huge amount of data, means that the amount of data involved is so large that it can not be captured, managed, processed and collated by the current mainstream software tools in a reasonable period of time to become a more positive objective for helping enterprises to make business decisions Information Research firm Gartner believes. Big data is a massive, high-growth, and diverse information asset that requires new processing models for greater decision-making, insight, and process optimization capabilities. As early as 1980, well-known futurist Alvin Toffler called “big wave” in the book “The Third Wave,” “The Wave of the Third Wave.” The earliest reference to the term “big data” goes back to apache org’s open source project