Data-intensive computing

"A reference describing the general principles of the emerging field of data-intensive computing, along with methods for designing, managing and analyzing the big data sets of today"-- "A Challenge for the 21st Century Introduction In a world of rapid technological change such as the one we inhabit, it's occasionally instructive to contemplate how much things have changed in the last few years. For many, remembering life without the ability to view the World Wide Web (WWW) through the windows of a browser will be difficult (if not impossible for less 'mature' readers). And is it only seven…