The document discusses democratizing big data. It begins by asking what is new about big data and why it is important. Big data involves massive amounts of data from various sources that grow rapidly. New technologies like Hadoop and NoSQL databases allow this data to be processed, stored, and analyzed efficiently and cost-effectively. This enables companies to ask new questions and get answers faster for better decision making and competitive advantage. However, adoption of big data is slow due to the difficulty of deploying and using these technologies and a lack of skilled practitioners. To democratize big data, we need tools that abstract away complexity, training and education, and a change of mindset focused on experimentation, collaboration, and being