http://blogs.sap.com/innovation/big-data, http://www.zdnet.com/topic-big-data
Its just too tempting to not have a database of practically everything possible.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_data#Examples,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_data#Critique
Although there are many benefits, there are also some uncomfortable implications with gradually trying to record everything possible.
http://www-01.ibm.com/software/data/bigdata, http://www.sas.com/big-data,
http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/big-data/big-data-analytics-turning-big-data-into-intelligence.html, http://www.emc.com/microsites/bigdata/index.htm, http://www.systap.com/bigdata.htm,
http://www.mckinsey.com/insights/mgi/research/technology_and_innovation/big_data_the_next_frontier_for_innovation
All kinds of massively detailed computer models depicting various scenarios in architecture, astronomy, medicine, engineering would be astounding.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/big-data,
http://www.informatica.com/ca/vision/harnessing-big-data,
http://www.oracle.com/us/technologies/big-data/index.html
http://bigdata.csail.mit.edu, http://www.bigdatatechcon.com/boston2013/keynotes.aspx,
http://www.weforum.org/reports/big-data-big-impact-new-possibilities-international-development
