Big Data is a term that describes a large volume of data, both structured data and unstructured data. Big Data has been used in many businesses. Not only is the amount of data the main point but what should the organization do with that data. Big Data can be analyzed for insights that lead to better business decisions and strategies.

The term Big Data is still relatively new and is often referred to as a large collection and storage of information for analysis. The Big Data phenomenon began in the 2000s when an industry analyst Doug Laney presented the Big Data concept which consisted of three important parts.