Apache Spark and Apache Hadoop are both popular, open-source data science tools offered by the Apache Software Foundation. Developed and supported by the community, they continue to grow in popularity ...

Overview: Modern big data tools like Apache Spark and Apache Kafka enable fast processing and real-time streaming for smarter ...

Did you know that 90% of the world’s data has been created in the last two years alone? With such an overwhelming influx of information, businesses are constantly seeking efficient ways to manage and ...

Hadoop, an open source framework that enables distributed computing, has changed the way we deal with big data. Parallel processing with this set of tools can improve performance several times over.

Actian Corporation today challenged the industry to consider whether current implementations of Hadoop can translate to mainstream adoption. While many organizations have made significant Hadoop ...

Last time I wrote about Hadoop, I talked about its challenge to traditional SQL-based databases. I left off with mentioning that some SQL proponents have compared Apache Hadoop to Linux 10 years ago.

Cloudera Inc. is tweaking its business model. The company started life as the Red Hat for Hadoop — a provider of paid support for the open-source data management platform. Last fall, the Burlingame, ...