This document discusses big data and the Internet of Things (IoT). It begins with an overview of big data, including how it was started by Google and the need to store and process large amounts of data from various sources that is generated quickly. It then discusses Hadoop and Apache Storm as platforms for batch and real-time processing. The next section discusses using data from "Things" in IoT as a data source for big data systems, how to control devices based on the data, and storing data for complex analysis. Finally, it raises some ideas, risks, and gains regarding using big data platforms for IoT.