Big Data: Concepts, Technology, and Architecture is a comprehensive guide authored by Balamurugan Balusamy, published by Wiley on March 15, 2021, with the ISBN-13 number 978-1119701873. This first edition book is written in English and offers an accessible introduction to Big Data for a wide range of business professionals, academic researchers, and students.

The book begins with a detailed exploration of what constitutes “Big Data,” laying the foundation for understanding its concepts, tools, and technologies. It then delves into every stage of the Big Data lifecycle, from data creation—covering structured, unstructured, and semi-structured data—to advanced topics such as data storage solutions, traditional database systems like SQL, data processing, analytics, machine learning, and data mining.

Readers will gain insights into specific technologies including Apache Hadoop, SQOOP, and Flume, understanding how they function in real-world scenarios. The book also focuses on big data visualization using Tableau, providing guidance on creating various types of charts such as scatter plots, histograms, bar, line, and pie charts.

Each chapter is enriched with illuminating case studies that demonstrate the practical application of the concepts discussed, making the material relevant and engaging. Big Data offers a thorough and up-to-date resource for anyone looking to understand and work with Big Data effectively in today’s data-driven world.