# Big Data **Entity class:** Concept **Research spine:** [[research/Chronology of Signals, Silos, and Sovereign Software - Research|Chronology of Signals, Silos, and Sovereign Software]] ## Definition Big data describes datasets whose scale, variety, and rate of change demand distributed storage, processing, and analytic methods beyond conventional single-system practice. ## Chronological Proximity The term became commercially dominant in the 2010s as Palantir expanded from intelligence work into finance, airlines, and industrial production. ## Relational Proximity [[wiki/Gotham|Gotham]] applies relationship analysis to defense and enforcement; [[wiki/Foundry|Foundry]] applies integrated data and operational models across enterprise domains. ## Collection Routes [[collections/The Civilian Intelligence Marketplace|The Civilian Intelligence Marketplace]] · [[collections/Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and the Intelligence Environment|Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and the Intelligence Environment]] · [[wiki/Signals, Silos, and Sovereign Software|Signals, Silos, and Sovereign Software]] ## Sources / Provenance - [[research/Chronology of Signals, Silos, and Sovereign Software - Research|Chronology of Signals, Silos, and Sovereign Software - Research]].