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Chris Wedel is a fan of all things tech and gadgets. Living in rural Kansas with his wife and two young boys makes finding ways to stay online tricky — not to mention making my homestead smarter.

Abstract: In the context of the big data era, the extensive penetration of the Internet and the rapid development of database technology have led to an explosive growth in the amount of data generated ...