According to a recent press release, “The Apache Software Foundation (ASF), the all-volunteer developers, stewards, and incubators of more than 350 Open Source projects and initiatives, today announced Apache Hadoop v3.2.0, the latest version of the Open Source software framework for reliable, scalable, distributed computing. Now in its 11th year, Apache Hadoop is the foundation […]
Arcadia Data Breaks the Geospatial Analyses Barrier for IoT and Big Data
According to a recent press release, “Arcadia Data, provider of the first visual analytics software native to Apache™ Hadoop® and the cloud, today announced it has integrated the Mapbox GL vector mapping technology, enabling more granular visual geospatial analytics on data of a global scale, necessary for use cases such as IoT analytics, climate analysis, […]
A Hybrid Approach to Leverage Intelligent Analytics
“The need to merge real-time analytical processing with on-the-spot transactional decision-making is a problem common to all industries,” noted Monte Zweben, Splice Machine’s cofounder and CEO in a recent DATAVERSITY® interview. Intelligent predictive applications are trained to learn and to adapt, rather than simply being programmed with a limited series of responses. Predictive applications can […]
Out in the Open: Where Big Data and Open Source Coincide
Click to learn more about author Gilad David Maayan. Big Data is a term used to describe large volumes of data in disparate formats that streams into various organizational systems at high-speed. This data requires the use of special tools to analyze it and derive insights from it that can give businesses a competitive edge. […]
Four Open Source Tools to Start Your Analytics Journey
Click to learn more about author Mark Hensley. As an adjunct instructor at University of Redlands, I teach several courses in the fields of business and technology. In that capacity I get to meet a lot of bright young people with a keen interest in data and Analytics. Unfortunately, the little financial resources most students […]
The Apache Software Foundation Announces Apache Hadoop v3.0.0 General Availability
by Angela Guess A recent press release states, “The Apache Software Foundation (ASF), the all-volunteer developers, stewards, and incubators of more than 350 Open Source projects and initiatives, today announced Apache® Hadoop® v3.0.0, the latest version of the Open Source software framework for reliable, scalable, distributed computing. Over the past decade, Apache Hadoop has become […]
20 Reasons Why Big Data Analytics is the Best Career Move
Click to learn more about author Anil Parmar. An estimated 2.7 million job postings for Data Analytics and Science are predicted in the United States by 2020. More and more companies are recognizing the importance of Big Data as a source to gain insights and make informed decisions. And Data Analytic specialists who can define Big […]