A Big Data Analytics Architecture for Smart Cities and Smart Companies

This paper presents the approach to Big Data Analytics (BDA) developed in the SIBDA (Sistema Innovativo Big Data Analytics) Project. The project aim is to study and develop innovative solutions in the field of BDA for three companies cooperating in a temporary association of enterprises. We discuss elements of Big Data tackled in the project, namely document processing, mass e-mail applications and Internet of Things sensor networks, to be integrated into a shared platform of common assets and services for the three cooperating companies. We comment about the “Big Data Journey” status in Italy reported by Osservatorio Politecnico di Milano. Then, the paper presents the SIBDA project approach and requirements, outlines the adopted architecture and provides implementation hints, along with some experiments and considerations on the use of the proposed architecture for Smart Cities and Smart Enterprises and Communities.