Chapter 23
Ten Big Data Best Practices
In This Chapter
Understanding your goals
Determining a road map
Understanding what data you have and what data you need
Govern and trust based on security
Making sure that the data makes sense
While we are at an early stage in the evolution of big data, it is never too early to get started with good practices so that you can leverage what you are learning and the experience you are gaining. As with every important emerging technology, it is important to understand why you need to leverage the technology and have a concrete plan in place. In this chapter, we provide you with the top-ten best practices you need to understand as you begin the journey to manage big data.
Understand Your Goals
Many organizations start their big data journey by experimenting with a single project that might provide some concrete benefit. By selecting a project, you have the freedom of testing without risking capital expenditures. However, if all you end up doing is ...
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