Data-intensive systems are a technological building block supporting Big
Data and Data Science applications.This book familiarizes readers with
core concepts that they should be aware of before continuing with
independent work and the more advanced technical reference literature
that dominates the current landscape.
The material in the book is structured following a problem-based
approach. This means that the content in the chapters is focused on
developing solutions to simplified, but still realistic problems using
data-intensive technologies and approaches. The reader follows one
reference scenario through the whole book, that uses an open Apache
dataset.
The origins of this volume are in lectures from a master's course in
Data-intensive Systems, given at the University of Stavanger. Some
chapters were also a base for guest lectures at Purdue University and
Lodz University of Technology.