Big data gets a new open-source project: Apache Arrow
Hadoop, Spark and Kafka have already had a defining influence on the world of big data, and now there's yet another Apache project with the potential to shape the landscape even further: Apache Arrow.
The Apache Software Foundation on Wednesday launched ...
Why NoSQL is the future of IoT
Experts predicted more wearable technology wrapped up under the Christmas tree in 2015, and they weren’t wrong. We were gifted with everything from simple fitness trackers to smart watches, glasses, jewellery, headgear, belts and e-textiles. After the “toys but no ...
5 Reasons to Choose Parquet for Spark SQL
It is well-known that columnar storage saves both time and space when it comes to big data processing. Parquet, for example, is shown to boost Spark SQL performance by 10X on average compared to using text, thanks to low-level reader ...
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 ...
4 predictions for NoSQL technologies
Allied Market Research predicts that the global NoSQL market will reach $4.2 billion by the end of 2020, with a growth rate of 35.1% compound annual growth rate (CAGR) from 2014 to 2020.
The reason for this growth is that companies ...
Complying with the GDPR: International Data Protection and Privacy Excellence Forum
Understanding, Preparing for and Implementing the EU General Data Protection Regulation
London, UK
06th – 08th April 2016
The biggest data protection reform in 20 years is finally upon us. At the marcus evans Complying with the GDPR: International Data Protection and Privacy Excellence Forum, a ...
6 Major Tips of a Successful Predictive Analytics Project
Over the years we all helped organizations bring predictive analytics modelling in house and have learned a lot along the way. The use of predictive analytics has had a great impact on the company impact, resulting in better business decisions ...
Yahoo Releases record Machine Learning Dataset for Researchers
Data is the lifeblood of research in machine learning. However, access to truly large-scale datasets is a privilege that has been traditionally reserved for machine learning researchers and data scientists working at large companies – and out of reach for ...
Technology to make your sales team more efficient
2022 is going to see technology become more important than ever before for sales and marketing. As new software and more streamlined digital approaches allow for more efficient lead generation and conversion into sales, those companies that are not up ...
Big Data: Managing Wild Weather and Water
By Gaalen Engen and Marc Davis
A state of emergency was declared throughout Washington State in November in response to a series of savage storms that caused three deaths and hundreds of injuries. So catastrophic was the cumulative damage that the ...