http://blogs.msdn.com/b/newtech/archive/2011/05/30/big-data-i-16-papers-and-original-articles.aspx  What are the most influential papers in the world of Big Data?   Let me suggest: http://bit.ly/BigData1 We face a data management problem: IDC 2010 Digital Unverse Study http://bit.ly/BigData2 First reference to “Big Data” I found on the weben-USTelligent Evolution Platform Developer Build (Build: 5.6.50428.7875)