So "big data" is just log data that has no apparent use? I would tend to disagree: you can perform "big data" operations on the same data sets you perform tradi

So "big data" is just log data that has no apparent use? I would tend to disagree: you can perform "big data" operations on the same data sets you perform traditional analytics, you're just looking for different things. Really, why don't we put down the pitchforks and call "big data" what it really is: data mining. You can perform data mining on small sets and large sets. Nearly infinitely large sets, given the tools to manage that data. "Big data" is just a buzzword that doesn't mean anything more than data mining (which includes machine learning, AI methods, etc) on a really large data set.