There has been an absolute explosion in the data space recently

Image by corbin1747 via FlickrDemocratizing big data — is Hadoop our only hope?There has been an absolute explosion in the data space recently. Devices, consumers and companies are not only producing data at a stellar pace, but also introducing amazing complexity into the data itself. It is a rare day without a freshly funded company, a new product launch or a front-page acquisition around data