UNAIR NEWS –BigData is one of the terms often used in the era of industrial revolution 4.0.There is no definite definition of whatbigdata really is.
Muhammad Noor Fakhruzzaman, S.Kom., M.Sc., a lecturer at Data Science Technology Program, Faculty of Advanced Technology and Multidiscipline(FTMM)(UNAIR) revealed that he thinksbigdata is just abuzzword.Buzzwordis an emerging or preexisting word that has become very popular for a period of time.
“In my opinion,BigData is only abuzzwordand there is no exact definition,” said the lecturer known well as Ruzza.
Furthermore, Ruzza said that ifBigData is really used, it will have potential for life which is more integrated or more harmonious.The use ofBigData will also make all aspects of life easier.
“A simple example, the use ofBigData in asmartcity 媼makes it possible to save electricity and fuel because thestreetCCTVdatacan be analyzed automatically byartificial intelligenceto detect congestion,” he explained on Wednesday, March 17, 2021.
In processingBigData, continued Ruzza, an important factor that must be considered is human resources.He said that adata-driven decision makingculture isalso important to implement because BigData that has been processed will not be useful if decision making is not based on data.
Apart fromBigData, another term that is often discussed is master data.Ruzza explained thatBigData and master data are two different things.Master data, he added, is the main data or central data where the data is not necessarily classified as big data.
“An example of master data is central population data, usually the data is structured (neat, ed) and has a large size.However, it could be that the data is lack in terms ofvelocity(speed), variety(type),veracity(accuracy) orvalueso it cannot be categorized asbigdata,” he explained.
Responding to people who use Big Data term lately, Ruzza argued that the term is currently popular because it is related to the era of the industrial revolution 4.0.(*)
Author: Dita Aulia Rahma
Editor: Khefti Al Mawalia
