IBM is extending its commitment to Apache Spark as a key component of in-memory analytics with the latest release of its SQL engine for Hadoop. The new version of IBM Big SQL […]
IBM Bolsters Spark Ties with Latest SQL Engine
Look for advances in serving the Hadoop data scientist
To date, the Hadoop data scientist has had to be a superhero, with a mix of data engineering, administration and analysis skills. Self-service tools will change that, but not overnight. Hadoop and […]
4 Ways to Help Pharma Understand and Better Use Big Data
The first step is to assess the existing capabilities within your agency. If you have an analytics team that’s been responsible for implementing Google Analytics on your branded websites, you shouldn’t assume […]
Understanding Business Motivations for the Data Strategy
Key senior information management leaders are continually confronted with decisions about adopting one data management tool or another, or launching the data management program du jour (“master data management,” “data governance,” “data […]
Spark gets automation: Analyzing code and tuning clusters in production
Spark is the hottest big data tool around, and most Hadoop users are moving towards using it in production. Problem is, programming and tuning Spark is hard. But Pepperdata and Alpine Data […]
5 Hadoop Trends to Watch in 2017
Hadoop is synonymous with big data, providing both storage and processing resources for large and disparate data sources—not to mention a platform for third-party software vendors to build upon. Where will the […]
8 New Products You’ll See At Strata + Hadoop World
In two weeks, big data enthusiasts from around the world will converge on San Jose for the semi-annual Strata + Hadoop World conference. Existing products like Spark and Kafka are destined to […]
How These Banking, Energy, and Pharma Firms Use Spark
Few frameworks have gained so much popularity as quickly as Apache Spark. The open source technology may not be ubiquitous yet in the analytics world, but it’s fast approaching that point. Spark […]
Turning big data challenges into opportunities
It has been found in industrial circles that enterprises are struggling to make sense of all the information they have. In the recent past, their focus on data has grown manifold and […]
Anatomy of a Hadoop Project Failure
Several years ago, the educational technology company Blackboard selected Apache Hadoop to run a new data analytics application designed to turn data exhaust into actionable insight. Months later, the failed project was […]
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