--- title: Big Data Explained, Analysed, Solved description: 'This eBook gives an overview of what big data is and its growing importance. Download this eBook to answer the following questions: What is Big Data and what different types of Big Data are there? What is the increasing importance of Big Data? What applications / tools managed services / clouds should I use to […]' url: https://canonical.com/blog/big-data-explained-analysed-solved?format=md --- 1. [Blog](https://canonical.com/blog) 2. Article --- [Alexia Emmanoulopoulou](https://canonical.com/blog/author/alexia-emman "More about Alexia Emmanoulopoulou") 14 January 2016 # Big Data Explained, Analysed, Solved [E-book](https://canonical.com/blog/tag/e-book) --- Share the article This eBook gives an overview of what big data is and its growing importance. Download this eBook to answer the following questions: * What is Big Data and what different types of Big Data are there? * What is the increasing importance of Big Data? * What applications / tools managed services / clouds should I use to get the most from Big Data? [Download eBook](http://ubunt.eu/swtzVA) [Get in touch Interested in running Ubuntu in your organization?](https://ubuntu.com/about/contact-us/form) ## Sign up for our newsletter Get the latest Canonical news and updates in your inbox. Work email: \*I agree to receive information about Canonical's products and services. By submitting this form, I confirm that I have read and agree to [Canonical's Privacy Policy](https://canonical.com/legal/dataprivacy). Sign up ## Share on --- ## Related posts [### Four steps to mobilising legacy OpenStack and escaping StuckStack](https://canonical.com/blog/four-steps-to-mobilising-legacy-openstack-and-escaping-stuckstack) According to figures from the OpenStack Foundation, just 20 per cent of users are using the latest version of the software. Companies that fall to far behind updates risk... [Canonical](https://canonical.com/blog/author/canonical) 26 September 2017 [### What IT pros need to know about server provisioning](https://canonical.com/blog/what-it-pros-need-to-know-about-server-provisioning) Big Software, IoT and Big Data are changing how organisations are architecting, deploying, and managing their infrastructure. Traditional models are being challenged and... [Canonical](https://canonical.com/blog/author/canonical) 23 January 2017 [### eBook: CTO’s guide to SDN, NFV & VNF](https://canonical.com/blog/ebook-ctos-guide-to-sdn-nfv-vnf) Networking and communications standards and methodologies are undergoing the greatest transition since the migration from analogue to digital. The shift is from... [Alexia Emmanoulopoulou](https://canonical.com/blog/author/alexia-emman) 16 May 2016 [### Capturing the real IoT market, Telcos taking a data first approach](https://canonical.com/blog/capturing-the-real-iot-market-telcos-taking-a-data-first-approach) I recently read on a Wall Street Journal blog that IDC says the IoT market is supposed to reach $1.7 Trillion by 2020. Let’s be clear here, not 1.7 BILLION, but 1.7 TRILLION US... [Canonical](https://canonical.com/blog/author/canonical) 9 December 2015