Before revision:  I investigate the origin(s) of the term "Big Data , " in industry and academics, and in computer scienceand econometrics. The term probably originated in lunch-table conversations at Silicon Graphics Inc. (SGI) in the mid 1990s , in which John Mashey figured prominently.
After revision:  I investigate the origin(s) of the term "Big Data , " . Its origins are a bit murky and hence intriguing, involving both academics and industry, statistics and computer science, ultimately winding back to lunch-table conversations at Silicon Graphics Inc. (SGI) in the mid 1990s , in which John Mashey figured prominently.