{"product_id":"big-data-glossary-pete-warden-9781449314590","title":"Big Data Glossary: A Guide to the New Generation of Data Tools","description":"\u003cp\u003eTo help you navigate the large number of new data tools available, this guide describes 60 of the most recent innovations, from NoSQL databases and MapReduce approaches to machine learning and visualization tools. Descriptions are based on first-hand experience with these tools in a production environment. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis handy glossary also includes a chapter of key terms that help define many of these tool categories: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eNoSQL Databases\u003c\/b\u003e--Document-oriented databases using a key\/value interface rather than SQL \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eMapReduce\u003c\/b\u003e--Tools that support distributed computing on large datasets \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eStorage\u003c\/b\u003e--Technologies for storing data in a distributed way \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eServers\u003c\/b\u003e--Ways to rent computing power on remote machines \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eProcessing\u003c\/b\u003e--Tools for extracting valuable information from large datasets \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eNatural Language Processing\u003c\/b\u003e--Methods for extracting information from human-created text \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eMachine Learning\u003c\/b\u003e--Tools that automatically perform data analyses, based on results of a one-off analysis \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eVisualization\u003c\/b\u003e--Applications that present meaningful data graphically \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eAcquisition\u003c\/b\u003e--Techniques for cleaning up messy public data sources \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eSerialization\u003c\/b\u003e--Methods to convert data structure or object state into a storable format \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Pete Warden\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1449314597\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781449314590\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e O'Reilly Media\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/25\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 56\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.19h x 7.00w x 0.13d","brand":"Pete Warden","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48088293540095,"sku":"9781449314590","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_79d0df23-0019-4137-abbd-f91394e7b3f5.jpg?v=1769104110","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/big-data-glossary-pete-warden-9781449314590","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}