Transformations can be applied to the data by dragging and dropping functions of various sorts to perform the transformation in a visual interface.

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"We see tremendous opportunities and transformations over the next five years driven by Big Data centered around mobility, cloud, and the Internet of Things, and Samsung will be a significant part of this revolution, " said Sohn.

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