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Exactly-once Semantics are Possible: Here’s How Kafka Does it

Jun 30, 2017

What exactly-once semantics mean in Apache Kafka.

Don’t panic, but Linux’s Systemd can be pwned via an evil DNS query

Jun 29, 2017

Systemd can be potentially crashed or hijacked by malicious DNS servers.

US army spin-off GPU database bags $50m Series A funding

Jun 29, 2017

Kinetica CEO dreams of being the database Apple of the enterprise's eye.

Microsoft squeezed AI onto a Raspberry Pi

Jun 29, 2017

The dominant paradigm is that these [sensor] devices are dumb.

Kinetica scores $50 million Series A for super-charged in-memory database solution

Jun 29, 2017

A laundry list of Silicon Valley’s investors like the idea enough to shower the founders with an impressive $50 million Series A.

8 Hadoop articles that you should read

Jun 28, 2017

Here's a selection of Hadoop-related articles worth checking out. Enjoy the reading!

North Korea’s new smartphone looks suspiciously familiar

Jun 28, 2017

North Korean company Mangyongdae Information Technology Corporation just dropped the Jindallae 3.

Rise of the Machine Learning Algorithms

Jun 26, 2017

Welcome… to the machine-learning algorithms! Seems like they’re everywhere these days.

Rise of the Machine Learning Algorithms

Jun 26, 2017

Welcome… to the machine-learning algorithms! Seems like they’re everywhere these days.

Declarative Infrastructure with the Jsonnet Templating Language

Jun 26, 2017

How Databricks Provisions Infrastructure Services at Scale with Kubernetes

Parallelizing Large Simulations with Apache SparkR on Databricks

Jun 23, 2017

The details on one use case jointly done by Shell Oil Company and Databricks.

Machine learning and AI is changing how data science is leveraged

Jun 22, 2017

Now that the automated machine learning genie is ‘out of the bottle’ time is of the essence

IBM Ends Hadoop Distribution, Hortonworks Expands Hybrid Open Source

Jun 21, 2017

IBM has followed Intel and EMC/Pivotal in abandoning efforts to make a business of Hadoop distributions.

MongoDB World 2017: keynote noteworthies

Jun 20, 2017

MongoDB is a database company built upon a document-oriented data model.

SAP Leonardo is NOT a Product: Here’s Why That’s Important

Jun 20, 2017

The goal of SAP Leonardo is to help you “innovate at scale to confidently redefine your business.”

Stack Clash flaws blow local root holes in loads of top Linux programs

Jun 20, 2017

We knew about this in 2005. And 2010. And people are still building without -fstack-check.

Managing and Securing Credentials in Databricks for Apache Spark Jobs

Jun 20, 2017

An easy recipe to secure your credentials

IBM Ends Hadoop Distribution, Hortonworks Expands Hybrid Open Source

Jun 20, 2017

IBM has followed Intel and EMC/Pivotal in abandoning efforts to make a business of Hadoop distributions.

Managing and Securing Credentials in Databricks for Apache Spark Jobs

Jun 20, 2017

This blog post will describe how to leverage an IAM Role to map to any set of credentials

This is What Happens When You Teach an AI to Name Guinea Pigs

Jun 16, 2017

We’re becoming increasingly reliant on artificial intelligence.

Apache Arrow 0.4.1 Release

Jun 14, 2017

This is a bug fix release that addresses a regression with Decimal types in the Java implementation introduced in 0.4.0

Analysing Metro Operations Using Apache Spark on Databricks

Jun 14, 2017

The Metro transports more than 200.000 passengers on a daily basis and is a critical part of the city’s infrastructure.

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AWS re:Invent

Nov 28, 2022 Las Vegas, NV

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AI & Big Data Expo 2022

Oct 05, 2022 Santa Clara, CA

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Current 2022: The Next Generation of Kafka Summit

Oct 04, 2022 Austin, TX

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O’Reilly Open Source Convention

May 16, 2016 Austin

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99U 2016

May 05, 2016 New York

The goal of the 99U Conference is to shift the focus from idea generation to idea execution. Providing road-tested insights

Consensus 2016: Making Blockchain Real

May 02, 2016 New York

Consensus 2016 will define what is “real” in blockchain technology and focus on how to mainstream real-world applications for consumers.