Author(s): Alexandra ANGHEL, Elena NOVĂCESCU, Mădălina CUC
Publication name: Romanian Intelligence Studies Review
Publisher name: Mihai Viteazul National Intelligence Academy
Publication type: Journal article
Publication date: June 30, 2022
Pagination:
Issue/ Volume: 27/2022
DOI:
Abstract:
The technological boom that characterized the last decades changes the rules in
all societal domains, generating large volumes of data to be both processed and stored.
The industry of communications developed new innovative communication channels and
instruments (such as social media platforms and online applications that allow people to
communicate across borders) that even though facilitated the communication process as
a whole, generated several challenges for both network/platform administrators and
cyber security agencies (the online environment becoming a new battlefield of the next
generation wars, where data are the main weapons). In this context, one can conclude
that mastering the art of managing large volumes of data it is a vital asset in
understanding the architecture of the digital society – a reality of the 21st century.
Therefore, the article aims to define, based on a process of literature review, the main
characteristics of Big Data, a concept used to define the large quantity of data produced
by any society nowadays. It will present the evolution of the data concept from small data
to big data, the main types of big data and a common analysis framework for Big Data, all
in order to provide a better understanding of the Big Data concept and its application in
current societies.
Keywords: data, Big Data, analysis framework, small data, structured and
unstructured data.
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