The best replacement for big data is hadoop.

The best alternatives to big data are rated as following:
★★★★★  hadoop
★★★★★  data warehouse
★★★★★  small data
★★★★  data mining
★★★★  nosql
★★★  analytics
★★★  data science
★★★  machine learning
★★  traditional data
★★  metadata
★★  teradata
★★  little data
★  cloud computing
★  big data
★  smart data
★  open data
★  hana
★  business intelligence
★  data warehousing
★  hpc
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Speaking about big data, one probably shouldn't forget about sas.

Other search terms related to big data and their ratings are:
★★★★★ sas
★ informatica
★ analytics
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