![Has Big Data had its day? Abstract image of big data around the world](https://blogs.sas.com/content/datamanagement/files/2015/10/EV110-049.jpg)
No one knows for sure who coined the term Big Data. Despite etymological studies, we are still no closer to attributing provenance to any one person, or indeed any one period. Some say the term was coined in the '80s, others believe the '90s – and many are convinced the term originated