Hadoop or Tableau…… the Confusion Goes On
Hadoop provides Big storage for any type of data and is the most standard system for controlling big data. It is an operating system that works on an open-source programming structure. It is helpful to place information and run applications ...
The Top 5 Hadoop Distributions
A new report by Forrester Research’s big data analysts says that adopting Hadoop is “mandatory” for any organization that wishes to do advanced analytics and get actionable insights on their data.
Forrester estimates that between 60% and 73% of data that ...
5 most in-demand skills for Big Data jobs
As the Big Data market grows, so does the demand for skilled workers - are your skills in-demand?
The Big Data market is growing as businesses realise the important of making data driven decisions. The market is predicted to be worth ...
FlyElephant starts to support R, Python and public API
Starting from October 31, 2015 FlyElephant supports R, Python and public API for the participants of its beta testing program.
FlyElephant is the Platform-as-a-Service for scientists analyzing data and making simulations of different processes. Elastic multi-core systems, HPC and GPU clusters, software, ...
Things You Should Know About Big Data
People using Big Data need to know certain things about it, especially the technologies and architecture. Understanding the biggest challenges while implementing the processes related to Big Data in their storage environments.
After its arrival on the scenario, for some times ...
Relevance of Big Data
In today’s world, where operations are entirely dependent on business intelligence and utilize the platform of information warfare for execution of the same, data has become one of the most vital entities for execution of business and it is very ...
MapR 5.0 Hadoop supports real-time applications
With a focus on real-time applications, MapR Technologies took the wraps off the 5.0 version of its Hadoop distribution.
"Eighteen percent of our customers have 50 or more applications running on a single cluster," says Jack Norris, chief marketing officer ...
How to Beat Your Competition Using Analytics in Insurance
AXA, LV= and Co-operative Insurance divulge how you can beat your competition using analytics in insurance
Competition in insurance is heating up, and analytics is widely recognised as a key tool for gaining an edge.
According to AXA, LV= and Co-operative Insurance; ...
Apache Parquet paves the way for better Hadoop data storage
Apache Parquet, which provides columnar storage in Hadoop, is now a top-level Apache Software Foundation (ASF)-sponsored project, paving the way for its more advanced use in the Hadoop ecosystem.
Already adopted by Netflix and Twitter, Parquet began in 2013 as a ...
MapReduce for C: Run Native Code in Hadoop
Google announced the release of MapReduce for C (MR4C), an open source framework that allows you to run native code in Hadoop.
MR4C was originally developed at Skybox Imaging to facilitate large scale satellite image processing and geospatial data science. We ...