With the exponential increase of data in the current scenario, organisations regardless of their sizes are leveraging Big Data technologies to stay competitive. In this article, we list down 10 best books to gain meaningful insights on the concept of Big Data.

1| Too Big to Ignore: The Business Case for Big Data, by award-winning author Phil Simon

Overview: This book makes a compelling business case for Big Data. It enumerates the high-level trends which have given rise to Big Data and also features extensive case studies and examples from industry experts in order to provide a view on the different ways big data can benefit organisations.

Cost: You can buy both the Kindle edition and paperback version of this book from Amazon which will cost you ₹329.57 and ₹359 respectively.

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2| The Data Revolution: Big Data, Open Data, Data Infrastructures, And Their Consequences By Rob Kitchin

Overview: This book provides synoptic and critical analysis of the emerging data landscape, a synoptic overview of big data, open data and data infrastructures, introduction to thinking conceptually about data, data infrastructures, data analytics and data markets, analysis of the implications of the data revolution to academic, business and government practices, etc..  

Cost: You can buy both the Kindle edition and paperback version of this book from Amazon which will cost you ₹2,234.61 and ₹2,550.00 respectively.

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3| Big Data at Work: Dispelling the Myths, Uncovering the Opportunities, by T. H. Davenport

Overview: In this book, the author explains what Big Data means and why everyone in business should know about it. The book covers all the bases, such as what Big Data means from a technical, consumer, and management perspective, what are the opportunities and costs involved, where it can have a real business impact and which aspects of this hot topic have been oversold. This book will also help you understand the reasons behind why big data is important to you and your organization, what technology you need to manage it, how big data could change your job, your company, and your industry, and other such relevant topics.

Cost: You can buy both the Kindle edition and paperback version of this book from Amazon which will cost you ₹703.95 and ₹741.00 respectively.

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4| Big Data: Principles and Best Practices of Scalable Real-Time Data Systems By Nathan Marz And James Warren

Overview: This book on Big Data teaches you to build Big Data systems using an architecture that takes advantage of clustered hardware along with new tools designed specifically to capture and analyze web-scale data. It describes a scalable, easy-to-understand approach to big data systems that can be built and run by a small team. This book also guides you through the theory of big data systems, how to implement them in practice, and how to deploy and operate them once they’re built.

Cost: You can buy the paperback version of this book from Amazon which will cost you ₹446.00 only.

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5| Big Data in Practice By Bernard Marr

Overview: This book fills the knowledge gap by showing how major companies are using Big Data every day, from an up-close, on-the-ground perspective. Here, you can learn how for each company profiled, learn what data was used, what problem it solved and the processes put in place to make it practical, as well as the technical details, challenges, and lessons learned from each unique scenario.

Cost: You can buy both the Kindle edition and paperback version of this book from Amazon which will cost you ₹329.57 and ₹338.00 respectively.

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6| Big Data Demystified By David Stephenson

Overview: The goal of this book is to demystify the term Big Data and to give practical ways to leverage this data using data science and machine learning. Part One of this book includes the story of big data, AI and machine learning, use cases for big data analytics. Part Two includes making the big data ecosystem work for an organisation,  big data can help guide your strategy, etc.

Cost: You can buy both the Kindle edition and paperback version of this book from Amazon which will cost you ₹260.30 and ₹280.00 respectively.

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7| Analytics In A Big Data World: The Essential Guide To Data Science And Its Applications By Bart Baesens

Overview: This book is written with a strong practitioner focus on the topic of Big data and analytics. The book includes real-life examples from the author’s personal consulting and research experience (banking, retailing, government) along with an overview of visionary ideas and recent developments in the field of business.

Cost: You can buy both the Kindle edition and hardcover of this book from Amazon which will cost you ₹482.52 and ₹663.00 respectively.

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8| Big Data For Beginners: Understanding SMART Big Data, Data Mining & Data Analytics For improved Business Performance, Life Decisions & More! By Vince Reynolds

Overview: This book will help you understand Smart Big data, data mining & data analytics for improved business performance, life decisions & more. It also includes what Big data can do for you, understanding the analytics, obstacles, and importance of Big data and its challenges, etc.

Cost: You can buy both the Kindle edition and hardcover of this book from Amazon which will cost you ₹392.94 and ₹772.00 respectively.

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9| From Big Data to Big Profits: Success with Data and Analytics By Russel Walker

Overview: The author of this book describes the use of internal Big Data to stimulate innovations for operational effectiveness, and the ways in which external Big Data is developed for gauging, or even prompting, customer buying decisions. You will learn the nature of Big Data, the novel measures they create for market activity, and the payoffs they can offer from the connectedness of the business and social world and other relevant topics.

Cost: You can buy both the Kindle edition and hardcover of this book from Amazon which will cost you ₹455.18 and ₹1383.00 respectively.

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10| Big Data and Analytics By Seema Acharya and Subhashini Chellappan

Overview: This book provides in-depth comprehensive coverage on the concepts and practice of Big data, Hadoop and analytics. From the “do it yourself” approach and guidelines to set up a Hadoop cluster to the deeper understanding of concepts and ample time-tested hands-on practice exercises on the concepts learned, the book covers it all.

Cost: You can buy both the Kindle edition and paperback version of this book from Amazon which will cost you ₹394.40 and ₹485.00 respectively.

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