BDSP: A big data start platform

We present the design and functionality of Big Data Start Platform (BDSP), a web system wherein users can perform Big Data tasks anytime, anywhere through any device with a browser and access to Internet. BDSP integrates different data sources and data processing tasks through web services. Its purpose is to serve in three ways: as a tool for rapid-prototyping of Big Data projects; as a base platform to be tuned and extended according to need; and as a training vehicle both in data analysis and in developing software for Big Data tasks.