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Hands-On Big Data Modeling

By : James Lee, Tao Wei, Suresh Kumar Mukhiya
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Hands-On Big Data Modeling

By: James Lee, Tao Wei, Suresh Kumar Mukhiya

Overview of this book

Modeling and managing data is a central focus of all big data projects. In fact, a database is considered to be effective only if you have a logical and sophisticated data model. This book will help you develop practical skills in modeling your own big data projects and improve the performance of analytical queries for your specific business requirements. To start with, you’ll get a quick introduction to big data and understand the different data modeling and data management platforms for big data. Then you’ll work with structured and semi-structured data with the help of real-life examples. Once you’ve got to grips with the basics, you’ll use the SQL Developer Data Modeler to create your own data models containing different file types such as CSV, XML, and JSON. You’ll also learn to create graph data models and explore data modeling with streaming data using real-world datasets. By the end of this book, you’ll be able to design and develop efficient data models for varying data sizes easily and efficiently.
Table of Contents (17 chapters)

Data Modeling and Management Platforms

In the previous chapter, we discussed some theoretical and managerial aspects of big data, as well as the importance of big data in general. In this chapter, we will list some must-ask questions with regard to big data management. Also, you will learn about companies and governmental agencies that deal with big data, in terms of its storage, management, and processing. Big data presents new challenges, requiring framework-based developers to come up with solutions. They have introduced several types of scalable, portable frameworks for the storage, management, and processing of big data.

In this chapter, we will discuss various big data management approaches, including the steps involved in using the different options, as well as the vendors that provide them. Additionally, we will explore various programming platforms that are available...