Data Science Landscape: Tracking the Ecosystem

Abstract

The big data phenomenon is continuously evolving, so is its entire ecosystem. In the recent past due to the advancing technologies/resources cropping up on all fronts, we have moved from data deficit to data deluge. The real challenge is in deriving benefits from the data tsunami for public good. Thus, it is imperative to build infrastructure to store and process humongous data. It is equally important to evolve innovative mechanisms for data analytics to draw inferences that can facilitate smart research and good decision making landscape. The paper dwells on some of the core elements of the big data ecosystem and endeavors to present the current scenario by identifying and portraying various initiatives to address big data boom.