You dear readers are some of the most informed technologists on the planent. I think few things surprise you about Big Data. But many of us studying this concept are in a continual search for ways to explain key issues to non technologists, and that can be hard to do at times.
Masters at expression at Wikibon have done us all a favor by producing a terrific infographic that captures some of the important aspects of Big Data in clear and easy to understand ways.