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Algorithms for data structures in distributed system

The hash table data structure can be easily spread across multiple machines with a simple algorithm to distribute the keys: machine_to_query = item_key % machine_count When you want to read and ...
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What is the definition of “Big Data”?

Is there one? All the definitions I can find describe the size, complexity / variety or velocity of the data. Wikipedia's definition is the only one I've found with an actual number Big data ...