In the vast universe of IT, data is categorized as being either structured or unstructured, from a macro perspective. Generation of unstructured data is orders of magnitude higher than that generated ...

Big Data doesn't always involve Hadoop and MapReduce. This is a point I have made before, and I probably won't shut up about it anytime soon. Hadoop is good for a lot, but it has a batch-oriented ...

Databricks today released benchmark results for Apache Spark running the Sort Benchmark, a competition for measuring the sorting performance of large clusters. Spark running on Hadoop sorted 100 TB of ...

Aster Da ta, which provides data management and data processing platform for big data analytic applications, today announced the delivery of over 30 ready-to-use advanced analytic packages and more ...

Big Data as an industry buzzword doesn’t appear to be fading in popularity any time soon. Big Data is more of a business problem and everyone agrees with the Big Data definitions currently in use that ...

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Wayne Kernochan writes that Hadoop, MapReduce, and NoSQL are not like some IT trends of the past; when it comes to Big Data they matter today and have a major role to play going forward. As it turns ...

The Java ecosystem is growing and evolving—thankfully. And that means better business applications for real-world scenarios, and more opportunities for Java programmers to get involved in everything ...

Spark is the ideal big data tool for data-driven enterprises because of its speed, ease of use and versatility. It will help you understand your data quickly and help you make informed decisions ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about how data & data-driven marketing are changing business. This article is more than 10 years old. Big data is new and ...