Big Data Architecture: Designing the Right Solution for Social Network Analysis

This paper highlights the link between social networks and Big Data, which is generated by its users and how the generated data is used by businesses to improve their products and services as well as to increase their profits. It goes on to give a concise overview of Big Data architecture, the various components involved, challenges faced when developing solutions, the process of retrieving, storing and processing datasets as well as recommendations to follow when designing architectures geared towards social network analysis.