A method of operating a system for processing data and a system therefor

摘要

The system comprises a plurality of processing nodes. A selected plurality of the plurality of processing nodes perform at least one function. The system is operated to process data by: (a) dividing (103, 1007) input data into a plurality of data chunks; (b) processing (105) each of the plurality of data chunks, concurrently, according to one of the at least one function; (c) aggregating (107, 1015) the processed data chunks into a data set.