In this chapter we have discussed various aspects of the big data technology landscape and big data as an infrastructure and computation candidate. We walked the reader through various considerations and caveats to be taken into account while designing and deciding upon the big data infrastructural space. We had our uses introduced to reality of real–time analytics, the NRT architecture, and also touched upon the vast variety of use cases which can possibly be addressed by harnessing the power of IOT and NRT. Towards the end of the chapter, we briefly touched upon the concept of edge computing and cloud infrastructure for IOT.
In the next chapter, we will have the readers moving a little deeper into the real–time analytical application, architecture, and concepts. We will touch upon the basic building blocks of an NRT application, the technology stack required and the challenges encountered while developing it.
