Diversified Usages of Big Data : Scope and Challenges

During the last few decades, novel trends in terms of advancement in computational power, increase in storage capacity, growing usage of Web and mass availability of smart devices are leading towards the collection and storage of enormous amount of Data. Big Data Analytics are applied to derive gainful insights and knowledge from this data. The present paper aims to characterize Big Data and then delves in various application domains where Big Data techniques can potentially be applied. The researchers in computer science and allied areas have several research challenges. To address these challenges, new tools and techniques need to be developed and leveraged to solve problems for people, industry and the world at large. DOI: 10.17762/ijritcc2321-8169.150517