Data
Raw data can be omnipresent, indefinite, and ubiquitous. Yes – I wake up every day to the smell of freshly ground cardamom as if it were my alarm (my alarm, on the other hand, fails the one job it was designated to do). Anyway, I get ready and drive to work using Google Maps for directions (I like to keep an eye out for traffic, so I choose my routes wisely), log the day’s ongoing work for my reference later, check the lunch menu at work in the app, connect with colleagues in Chat (and in person sometimes), work out with my favorite YouTube videos, order food/groceries online, post and connect via social media, and play sleep stories from my meditative collection as I get through and sway my day effortlessly into the non-REM (Rapid Eye Movement, the fourth stage of the sleep cycle) part of my sleep cycle while my subconscious brain starts to pick up where I left off. This cycle repeats as I wake up the next day to the smell of tea and freshly ground cardamom, wondering how nice it would be with some buttery soft sliced bread!
Hmm... if only it weren’t for my gluten allergy.
Anyway, the one thing that is half as old as sliced bread but twice as good as that is databases! Imagine the volume and variety of data I share, consume, and involuntarily indulge in throughout my life while undertaking the routine that just I shared (and perhaps I need to get a life)! What goes into accommodating those activities and what resources do I need to accomplish them?
