DIGITAL DISRUPTION
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F ishing is a very special time to me , especially when I go with my son , Connor . It is father and son time ; a time to check in see how life is going , get insights into his life and see if I can add any counsel to lessen his burdens . It is my job as his father to offer advice and help drive real life results , to identify the data points that mean the most and hold the most value to enhance and engage his life experiences .
When I go fishing with my son , sometimes we fish in the ocean , sometimes we fish in the lake and sometimes we fish in a local pond . When we fish in the ocean , we need to charter a boat , a captain and we are never sure what we will catch … if anything . We also must deal with waves , currents and white caps , and the Atlantic Ocean is massive . When we go fishing in the lake , it is not as expensive as fishing in the ocean and we have a greater likelihood of knowing what we will catch . When my son and I fish in the pond , we know what we will catch , it takes less time to catch a fish and there is no need to rent a boat . Fishing in the pond is simple , easy and fun compared to fishing in the ocean or a lake .
Big Data is like fishing in the ocean – massive volumes of both structured and unstructured data that is so large it is difficult to process through traditional database and software techniques .
OCTOBER 2019