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MongoDB: The Freaky Patchwork Quilt of the Database World

MongoDB is one of dozens of NoSQL databases that are gradually taking over for relational databases as big data enters the world of business. Relational… Continue Reading

Spark Structured Streaming in Practice

Bigstep Solution Architect Andrei Muraru @ the HUG UK & Big Data Analytics London MeetupHow does Spark Structured Streaming work with real-time big… Continue Reading

How WHO is Using Big Data to Figure Out How You're Gonna Die

Last year around the world, 50 million adults died. One-half of those deaths, or approximately 25 million, were the result of just ten diseases. What… Continue Reading

5 Useful Things to Know Before Choosing Between Hadoop & Spark

There's a lot of "Hadoop versus Spark" type articles and blog posts circulating in the tech journals, but inevitably it doesn't have to be a competition.… Continue Reading

What's Up with 'Virtual Data Rooms'? Exploring the Security Trend You'll be Hearing All About Next Year

Virtual data rooms (usually abbreviated to just VDR) are Web-based repositories of information used to store and distribute documents. VDRs are immensely… Continue Reading

4 Reasons to Get Started on Your Big Data Career Today

The industry of big data is expected to reach a market worth of $187 billion by the year 2019. Wouldn't you like a chunk of that change? Whether you're… Continue Reading

Don't Use Apache Spark Before Reading This Useful Guide!

Apache Spark is among the most promising solutions for in-memory data processing that is capable of advanced batch and real-time analytics within the… Continue Reading

The Real Elephant in the Room: Why No One Wants to Talk About Big Data Security

Gone are the days when businesses sit on the sidelines, mulling about whether they'll actually get an ROI for investments in big data. Hadoop, Spark,… Continue Reading

Bigstep Launches the First Real-Time Container Service

CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Bigstep, the big-data cloud provider, today launched Bigstep Real-Time Container Service designed especially for real-time streaming… Continue Reading

2 Insanely Clever Tips & Tricks for Running Spark on Hadoop

After some interesting industry banter about whether Hadoop or Spark would inevitably rule the universe of big data analytics, it's decided. There's room… Continue Reading

Building Data Lakes in the Cloud

Understand why building a data lake in the cloud entails different particularities than building it on premisesEvery industry has both proven and potential… Continue Reading

5 Essential Tips for the Hadoop Ecosystem You Must Know Before 2017

You sat on the sidelines, anxiously awaiting the play caller's decision. Is big data and data analytics the way to score a touchdown, or is the call still… Continue Reading