Is Video Big Data?
Steve Russell, Founder and CEO, Prism Skylabs | March 20, 2014
“Persistent video is getting
tremendous traction ...
Dropcam is always on, with
more video uploaded per
minute than YouTube.”
- Mary Meeker, 2013 Internet Trends
100 hrs 
video per minute uploaded 
30,000 hrs 
video per minute uploaded 
2,000,000 hrs 
video per minute uploaded
How many people entered the store?
How do people move through the store?
What products do people pick up?
What is your key demographic wearing?
Are the sweaters folded correctly?
Barriers to unlocking video
Access
 Computation
 Privacy
 Actionability
More broadband
and wireless
Infinite computation,
processors, cloud
New technology,
computational
photography
Mobile apps and data
visualization
Application
Interact and transform
Data
Aggregate and model 
Analysis
Learn and understand
Algorithm
Extract and process
Video Big
Data Cycle
Sensors Are Everywhere
Is Video Big Data?
Structure Data 2014: IS VIDEO BIG DATA?, Steve Russell

Structure Data 2014: IS VIDEO BIG DATA?, Steve Russell