Tag: Big Data

Feed: Top Blog Posts. Author: Jure Rejec. Many believe that Fantasy Sports Betting (FSB) is the next immensely popular online game, similar to the arrival of Poker a decade ago, and the incredible growth of the industry in the USA is the best proof of that. Since betting on sporting events has been increasingly evident since the turn of the century and has become a global professional sports sector in itself, it makes sense to explore how it can merge together with FSB. Are they complementary products or is FSB a dangerous substitution product for sports betting? The answer can ... Read More

Feed: Top Blog Posts. Author: Jure Rejec. Many believe that Fantasy Sports Betting (FSB) is the next immensely popular online game, similar to the arrival of Poker a decade ago, and the incredible growth of the industry in the USA is the best proof of that. Since betting on sporting events has been increasingly evident since the turn of the century and has become a global professional sports sector in itself, it makes sense to explore how it can merge together with FSB. Are they complementary products or is FSB a dangerous substitution product for sports betting? The answer can ... Read More

Feed: Microsoft SQL Server Blog. Author: Daniel Coelho. SQL Server Big Data Clusters (BDC) is a capability brought to market as part of the SQL Server 2019 release. Big Data Clusters extends SQL Server’s analytical capabilities beyond in-database processing of transactional and analytical workloads by uniting the SQL engine with Apache Spark and Apache Hadoop to create a single, secure, and unified data platform. It is available exclusively to run on Linux containers, orchestrated by Kubernetes, and can be deployed in multiple-cloud providers or on-premises. Today, we’re proud to announce the release of the latest cumulative update, CU13, for SQL ... Read More

Feed: Top Blog Posts. Author: Aileen Scott. Big data is now the hottest new IT trend with several opportunities. Companies are keen on hiring big data engineers. They work with databases and massive data processing systems in large-scale computing environments. They create and prepare companies' big data tools, and infrastructure, and are the brains behind gathering data from various sources for data analysts and data scientists. Let us understand more about the key roles of a big data engineer. Big data engineers complete multiple tasks using skills drawn from different areas. They are responsible for the following: Working with IT ... Read More

Feed: Top Blog Posts. Author: Aileen Scott. Big data is now the hottest new IT trend with several opportunities. Companies are keen on hiring big data engineers. They work with databases and massive data processing systems in large-scale computing environments. They create and prepare companies' big data tools, and infrastructure, and are the brains behind gathering data from various sources for data analysts and data scientists. Let us understand more about the key roles of a big data engineer. Big data engineers complete multiple tasks using skills drawn from different areas. They are responsible for the following: Working with IT ... Read More

Feed: Featured Blog Posts - Data Science Central. Author: Venkata Nithin Kamineni. Before telling about my experience in my career path as an aspiring data scientist, I want to give a brief introduction about myself. I have always been motivated by the fields of Computer Science and Mathematics since High School, which still is an integral part of my life. I always believed that practical usage and applications of a subject make one perfect and get a professional hold on it. As to this fact, I became very curious and wanted to explore the field of Data Science and its ... Read More

Feed: Top Blog Posts. Author: Aileen Scott. Big data is now the hottest new IT trend with several opportunities. Companies are keen on hiring big data engineers. They work with databases and massive data processing systems in large-scale computing environments. They create and prepare companies' big data tools, and infrastructure, and are the brains behind gathering data from various sources for data analysts and data scientists. Let us understand more about the key roles of a big data engineer. Big data engineers complete multiple tasks using skills drawn from different areas. They are responsible for the following: Working with IT ... Read More

Feed: Featured Blog Posts - Data Science Central. Author: Sara Petrie. Are you considering moving your big data workloads from on-premises to Amazon EMR? Do you already have workloads on EMR but are looking to optimize performance and costs? If you answered “yes” to either of these questions, this blog is perfect for you. In Episode 1 of the Amazon EMR Insider Series, Developer Advocate at AWS Nicholas Walsh sat down with Roy Hasson, Sr. Analytics Specialist Manager at AWS, and Kunal Agarwal, Co-founder and CEO at Unravel Data, to share best practices and new features that enable you to ... Read More

Feed: Top Blog Posts. Author: Aileen Scott. Big data is now the hottest new IT trend with several opportunities. Companies are keen on hiring big data engineers. They work with databases and massive data processing systems in large-scale computing environments. They create and prepare companies' big data tools, and infrastructure, and are the brains behind gathering data from various sources for data analysts and data scientists. Let us understand more about the key roles of a big data engineer. Big data engineers complete multiple tasks using skills drawn from different areas. They are responsible for the following: Working with IT ... Read More

Feed: Featured Blog Posts - Data Science Central. Author: Joydeep Bhattacharya. Healthcare is one of the most data-intensive industries in the world. With hospitals, clinics, and doctors all collecting patient information daily, it's no wonder that healthcare analytics is growing at an exponential rate. Big Data Analytics is a hot topic in the healthcare industry, but what are some trends that are happening now, and what do they mean for the future? This blog post will go over some of the most interesting trends happening with Big Data. We'll also show you how you can take advantage of these trends ... Read More