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Architecture of Data Science Projects

Feb 02, 2016

Guest blog post by Vincent Granville In this article, I summarize the components of any data science / machine learning / statistical project, as well as the cross-dependencies between these components. This will give you a general idea of what a data science or other analytic project is about. Components 1. Problem This is the top, fundamental component. I have...Go To Article

Hadoop turns 10, Big Data industry rolls along

Jan 29, 2016

It's hard to believe, but it's true. The Apache Hadoop project, the open source implementation of Google's File System (GFS) and MapReduce execution engine, turned 10 this week. The technology, originally part of Apache Nutch, an even older open source project for Web crawling, was separated out into its own project in 2006, when a team at Yahoo was dispatched...Go To Article

Apache Hadoop at 10

Jan 28, 2016

2016 marks the 10th Anniversary of Hadoop. This birthday provides us an opportunity to celebrate, and also to reflect on how we got here and where we are going. Hadoop has come to symbolize big data, itself central to this century’s industrial revolution: the digital transformation of business. Ten years ago, digital business was limited to a few sectors, like...Go To Article

Say Hi to Apache Ignite!

Jan 27, 2016

A few months ago I became a committer and a PMC Member at an exciting new project in the Apache Software Foundation: Apache Ignite. Ignite is a strong contender of Hazelcast and it exceeds its functionality in many regards, especially in terms of computing, transactionality, co-locality, and "queriability" via plain SQL. As defined by the Apache Ignite community: Apache Ignite...Go To Article

 

A Netbook, an iPad Pro and the Surface Walk Into a Bar

Feb 03, 2016

Great insight from a chief analyst at Creative Strategies Inc

Architecture of Data Science Projects

Feb 02, 2016

A whole new range of information architectures is unfolding

Job One for the CDO: Lay Foundation for Data Management

Feb 02, 2016

Definitely no shortage of work for CDO

What Motivates Data Warehouse Environment Modernization? — Upside

Feb 02, 2016

Find out whether it is time to renovate environment and assess technologies

Has Your Data Plateau Eroded? — Upside

Feb 02, 2016

A healthy outlook to have for 2016

An Illustrated Guide To Advertising Analytics

Feb 02, 2016

Spark Summit in New York City!

Faster stateful stream processing in Spark Streaming

Feb 01, 2016

Get a sneak peek of what is coming in the next Apache Spark releases

How to Build a TimesMachine

Feb 01, 2016

Another technical challenge fought off

Hadoop turns 10, Big Data industry rolls along

Jan 29, 2016

Good commentary from an industry visionary

Exclusive – Jennifer Lewis Priestley Talks Analytics and Kennesaw State University – Part 2

Jan 29, 2016

Redressing the balance between theoretical and practical dimension of Data Science seems long overdue

Apache Hadoop at 10

Jan 28, 2016

Fascinating missive on the evolution of Hadoop and its impact on software development cultures!

Say Hi to Apache Ignite!

Jan 27, 2016

An exciting new project in the Apache Software Foundation

Chrome’s new tool can help developers make websites more secure

Jan 27, 2016

another reminder about the importance of online security

Little Debate: Data Priorities for all Industries

Jan 26, 2016

Nice write-up about data management best practices

How In-Memory Data Grids Turbocharge Analytics

Jan 25, 2016

Smart move by Software AG to grab Terracotta

Qubole raises $30M in Series C funding round

Jan 25, 2016

Congratulations to a cool company doing good stuff!

Kaplan-owned Metis acquires Booz Allen’s data science online training program

Jan 25, 2016

Curious development by Booz Allen - a little cash-flow generator?

DBMS 2 : DataBase Management System Services

Jan 22, 2016

Cloudera Director 2.0.0 Released!

Planned Network Infrastructure Research for 2016

Jan 22, 2016

Is it buzzworthy? Go into a list of questions future Network Infrastructure Research aims to address

New Hadoop survey makes big data predictions for 2016

Jan 21, 2016

What does the near future of big data hold?

Data Analytics Events You Need to Know About: Winter 2016

Jan 21, 2016

The comprehensive events calendar for data professionals!

Events

AWS re:Invent

Nov 28, 2022 Las Vegas, NV

Join us again this year in Las Vegas for our biggest, most comprehensive, and most vibrant event in cloud computing.

AI & Big Data Expo 2022

Oct 05, 2022 Santa Clara, CA

This technology event is for the ambitious enterprise technology professional, seeking to explore the latest innovations, implementations and strategies to drive businesses forward.

Current 2022: The Next Generation of Kafka Summit

Oct 04, 2022 Austin, TX

Join the first-ever data streaming industry event at Current 2022: The Next Generation of Kafka Summit. You’ll be able to immerse yourself in all things real-time data with peers.

O’Reilly Open Source Convention

May 16, 2016 Austin

OSCON covers FLOSS in its entirety. Not just one language, tool, or philosophy, but all the moving parts integrated and working together.

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.