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Java 8's more functional tools give you more than what you need to connect to MongoDB, query the data, and even transform the results.

April 18, 2017

by Shamik Mitra

· 29,201 Views · 14 Likes

The Trends and Challenges Facing IoT

The number of connected devices is skyrocketing, and new solutions are being introduced to process and visualize data every day. But it's not all sunshine and roses.

April 17, 2017

by Justin Baker

· 12,128 Views · 4 Likes

Need Billions of Web Pages? Don't bother Crawling.

How to get started using free, preprocessed CommonCrawl web crawl datasets that you could use for machine learning, natural language processing, and more.

April 6, 2017

by Julien Nioche

· 32,567 Views · 2 Likes

In-Memory MapReduce and Your Hadoop Ecosystem: Part I

Learn about in-memory MapReduce, the Ignite in-memory file system, and the Hadoop file system cache. Also learn how to install and configure Hadoop and Ignite.

April 4, 2017

by Shamim Bhuiyan

· 7,063 Views · 4 Likes

Control Humidity With a Raspberry Pi and IoT Devices

In this post we take a look at how you can control the humidity in a room using a Raspberry Pi, a switch, and a sensor with a dash of JavaScript and Python.

April 4, 2017

by Gonzalo Ayuso

· 11,789 Views · 5 Likes

Apache Spark: Setting Up a Cluster on AWS

You can augment and enhance Apache Spark clusters using Amazon EC2's computing resources. Find out how to set up clusters and run master and slave daemons on one node.

April 3, 2017

by Jay Sridhar

· 21,482 Views · 8 Likes

Encrypting and Authenticating MQTT Traffic With NGINX Plus

In addition to load balancing, NGINX Plus can help offload authentication and encryption duties, particularly along the TLS front.

April 2, 2017

by Liam Crilly

· 9,989 Views · 4 Likes

5 Data Tasks That Keep Data Engineers Awake at Night

When it comes to integrating and managing data, there are quite a few tasks that are downright tedious. Data engineering is a tough job, but somebody's gotta do it!

March 30, 2017

by Yaniv Leven

· 7,393 Views · 6 Likes

MQTT Load Balancing and Session Persistence With NGINX Plus

As the MQTT protocol grows more popular for IoT solutions, it's important to consider performance bottlenecks. That's where NGINX Plus comes in.

March 30, 2017

by Liam Crilly

· 11,629 Views · 2 Likes

Using Grafana on Top of Elasticsearch

Grafana is worth exploring because it’s extremely easy to set up and, from a mere usability perspective, Grafana has a much nicer UI and UX.

March 27, 2017

by Daniel Berman

· 30,782 Views · 6 Likes

Column Store Database Benchmarks: MariaDB ColumnStore vs. ClickHouse vs. Apache Spark

An in-depth comparison looking at the query performance of MariaDB ColumnStore, ClickHouse, and Apache Spark.

March 18, 2017

by Alexander Rubin

· 11,145 Views · 2 Likes

SQL or NoSQL, That Is The Question!

It's not about SQL vs. NoSQL, but rather when to use each option. This guide walks through the benefits of relational and non-relational databases as well as use cases.

March 16, 2017

by Alon Brody

· 15,591 Views · 21 Likes

MVC CRUD Actions Using KnockoutJS

In this post, we'll walk you through a tutorial on how to create an MVC CRUD application using KnockoutJS in conjunction with an SQL database and Visual Studio.

March 13, 2017

by Sibeesh Venu

· 22,608 Views · 10 Likes

IoT Security Woes

Securing cloud-based IoT is hard; there is a combination of local software, cloud, and hardware solutions to deal with. Let's take a look at a possible solution.

March 9, 2017

by Anatoly Lebedev

· 3,089 Views · 1 Like

Backup, Restore, and Disaster Recovery in Hadoop

Test your backup and restore procedures right after you install your cluster. Backups are a waste of time and space if they don't work and you can't get your data back!

March 3, 2017

by Tim Spann

CORE

· 28,457 Views · 5 Likes

How to Improve Hive Query Performance With Hadoop

Apache Hive is a powerful tool for analyzing data. It's very important that you know how to improve the performance of query when you are processing petabytes of data.

March 3, 2017

by Jitendra Bafna

CORE

· 84,439 Views · 9 Likes

HBase Compaction and Data Locality With Hadoop

Compaction is a process by which HBase cleans itself, and data locality is a solution to data not being available to Mapper.

March 2, 2017

by Jitendra Bafna

CORE

· 30,348 Views · 5 Likes

Data Modelling Topologies of a Graph Database

The associative data graph database model is still a heavy hitter, stacking up well against property graphs and triples/quadruples. Expect a comeback.

March 1, 2017

by Athanassios I. Hatzis, PhD

· 12,748 Views · 9 Likes

Big Data Solves Real-World Problems

Working smartly with Big Data results in improved customer and patient experiences across a variety of different industries.

February 24, 2017

by Tom Smith

CORE

· 10,499 Views · 3 Likes

Getting Started With Apache Camel and the Internet of Things

If you're planning to invest in connected devices, make sure your middleware and communications are up to snuff. In this case, we look a how to mix Camel with a Pi.

February 20, 2017

by Joseph S. Butler

· 8,666 Views · 10 Likes

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