Spark Streaming wasn't the first streaming architecture. Over time, multiple technologies have been developed in order to address various real-time processing needs. One of the first popular stream processor technologies was Twitter Storm, and it was used in many businesses. Spark includes the streaming library, which has grown to become the most widely used technology today. … [Read more...] about Spark Streaming: Understanding StreamingContext
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Best Machine Learning Tools: Experts’ Top Picks
The best trained soldiers can't fulfill their mission empty-handed. Data scientists have their own weapons ” machine learning (ML) software. There is already a cornucopia of articles listing reliable machine learning tools with in-depth descriptions of their functionality. Our goal, however, was to get the feedback of industry experts. And that's why we interviewed data … [Read more...] about Best Machine Learning Tools: Experts’ Top Picks
5 Streaming Analytics Platforms For All Real-time Applications
Through Streaming analytics, real-time information can be gathered and analyzed from and on the cloud. The information is captured by devices and sensors that are connected to the Internet, as part of the Internet of Things disruption. Streaming analytics solutions allow organizations to build real-time solutions using IoT and extract information from them later using Big Data, … [Read more...] about 5 Streaming Analytics Platforms For All Real-time Applications
Is Real-Time Analytics A Money Pit?
Certainly, it is important to have analytics available in the timeframe needed for making decisions. For many years, it was too difficult and expensive to execute analytics anywhere near real-time and so everything was done using infrequent batch processes. As processing power has increased exponentially and costs have dropped to unprecedented levels, it is feasible to perform … [Read more...] about Is Real-Time Analytics A Money Pit?
Your Guide to Managing and Implementing Big Data Platforms
Big data today is the fuel and driving force of any business growth. A company's ability to hit the right solutions at the right time may only be possible with the help of big data platforms. A company may not be able to achieve its goals and achievements regarding sale if it can't understand how the market is responding, how its products are delivered and how everything is in … [Read more...] about Your Guide to Managing and Implementing Big Data Platforms
