Patent 9031992 was granted and assigned to EMC on May, 2015 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
A method, apparatus, and computer implemented method for analyzing a Big Data dataset, the method comprising performing analysis on a big data dataset by applying a set of analytical tool to a Big Data Model; wherein the Big Data Model decouples the Big Data dataset into properties and metadata; wherein each of the properties represent part of the Big Data dataset to enable processing and analysis; wherein the metadata enables calculation of summary information for the Big Data dataset.