This document discusses big data concepts including data science, the evolution of data storage technologies from relational databases to modern data lakes, and Hadoop. It describes data science as extracting insights from large diverse data sets. It outlines the progression from relational databases and data warehouses to NoSQL and NewSQL systems. It also explains key aspects of Hadoop including its origins, components like HDFS and MapReduce, and its evolution towards enterprise capabilities in versions like Hadoop 2.x.