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What launched the Big Data era?

March 15, 2017

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Sneak peek videos give you a glimpse into top courses on popular topics. Today’s featured video is from the Big Data Specialization, offered by the University of California, San Diego. 

Why is Big Data suddenly such a big buzzword? UC San Diego Chief Data Science Officer Ilkay Altintas talks about two trends – a torrent of available data, and major advances in cloud computing technology – that have contributed to the rise of Big Data as a phenomenon.

https://blog.coursera.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/WhatLaunchedBigData.mp4

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