Volume, Variety, and Velocity — the original 3 V’s of Big Data. However, as time and Big Data have progressed, the number of V’s have increased. During the second “wave” of V’s, Value was added, the most important of all the V’s.

But what does Value mean in Big Data…

In a world where we generate data faster than anything else, society must find innovative ways to collect and utilize said data. When it’s collected, data analysis is po ssible, and intriguing insights can be found. This organization of information has been coined “data collection.”

So, what is it, specifically…

In a world where we generate data faster than anything else, society must find innovative ways to collect and utilize said data. When it’s collected, data analysis is possible, and intriguing insights can be found. This organization of information has been coined “data collection.”

So, what is it, specifically? Data…

Volume, Variety, and Velocity — the original 3 V’s of Big Data. However, as time and Big Data have progressed, the number of V’s have increased. During the second “wave” of V’s, Value was added, the most important of all the V’s.

But what does Value mean in Big Data…

Elena Semler

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