This document summarizes a study review of common big data architectures for small to medium enterprises. It finds that such architectures typically include three main components: 1) an enterprise design framework like TOGAF for planning and architecture, 2) core infrastructure including data sources, messaging queues, data lakes, ETL processes, data warehouses, and visualization tools, and 3) operational aspects like data mining and security/compliance practices running on top of the infrastructure. The study concludes that open source tools can help SMEs establish affordable big data solutions to gain competitive advantages from data-driven insights.
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