Big Data Resources

More than a third of the Fortune 500 companies now use Kafka in production — and for good reason. In this article, learn how to track real-time activity using Kafka.

October 12, 2017

by Chamath Kirinde

· 41,966 Views · 39 Likes

Keeping the Web API Layer in Kafka With a REST Proxy

Kafka is the quickest way I have seen to get started with real-time data streams. However, I've noticed many Apache products diverting from REST.

October 9, 2017

by Kin Lane

· 17,470 Views · 4 Likes

What Problems Do Microservices Solve?

Microservices allow for the decoupling of monolithic apps so that legacy enterprises can pursue their digital transformation.

October 9, 2017

by Tom Smith

CORE

· 8,840 Views · 4 Likes

Bending CAP Theorem in Geo-Distributed Deployments With CRDTs

Learn about CRDTs, which maintain the additional decrements between syncs and across multiple concurrent writes with full correctness.

Updated October 5, 2017

by Cihan B.

· 6,828 Views · 5 Likes

Data Science and Credit Scorecard Modeling Methodology

Data scientists are responsible for designing and developing accurate, useful, and stable models. This is especially important when it comes to credit risk models.

October 5, 2017

by Natasha Mashanovich

· 14,442 Views · 4 Likes

How to Train TensorFlow Models Using GPUs

GPUs can accelerate the training of machine learning models. In this post, explore the setup of a GPU-enabled AWS instance to train a neural network in TensorFlow.

October 4, 2017

by Kseniya Savitsina

· 62,107 Views · 5 Likes

Using Big Data and Predictive Analytics for Credit Scoring

Learn how data is analyzed and boiled down to a single value — a credit score — using statistical, machine learning, and predictive analytics techniques.

October 4, 2017

by Natasha Mashanovich

· 19,345 Views · 4 Likes

Comparison API for Apache Kafka

Learn about a variety of use cases for Kafka and Kafka's API — from from consuming and writing data to streams to more reactive approaches with Akka.

October 3, 2017

by Artem Rukavytsia

· 9,205 Views · 10 Likes

Processing Hierarchical Data Using Spark GraphX Pregel API

Learn about using the GraphX Pregel API, a very powerful tool that can be used to solve iterative problems and pretty much any graph computation.

September 30, 2017

by Suraj Bang

· 16,083 Views · 2 Likes

Top 12 AI Tools, Libraries, and Platforms

If you're looking to start an AI project but don't know where to start, check out this article. We've listed the top 12 AI tools, libraries, and platforms, what they are typically used for, what pros and cons they come with, and more!

September 27, 2017

by Sarah Davis

· 37,141 Views · 10 Likes

Apache Flink vs. Apache Spark

Should you switch to Apache Flink? Should you stick with Apache Spark for a while? Or is Apache Flink just a new gimmick? Get the answers to these and other questions.

September 26, 2017

by Ivan Mushketyk

· 53,571 Views · 15 Likes

Decision Trees vs. Clustering Algorithms vs. Linear Regression

The goal of someone learning ML should be to use it to improve everyday tasks—whether work-related or personal. To do this, it's important to first understand algorithms.

September 26, 2017

by Sibanjan Das

CORE

· 28,785 Views · 17 Likes

Basic Example for Spark Structured Streaming and Kafka Integration

With the newest Kafka consumer API, there are notable differences in usage. Learn how to integrate Spark Structured Streaming and Kafka using this new API.

September 26, 2017

by Ayush Tiwari

· 63,899 Views · 17 Likes

Data Science for the Modern Data Architecture

While everyone wants to predict the future, truly leveraging data science for predictive analytics remains the domain of a select few.

September 22, 2017

by Vinay Shukla

· 10,366 Views · 6 Likes

How Important Is the Database in Game Development?

Data-driven insights drive user experience, which drives revenue. In this interview, learn how important databases are in game development.

September 19, 2017

by Tom Smith

CORE

· 16,718 Views · 2 Likes

How IoT Will Drive Mobile Development

From the way IT is trending, it looks like AI, IoT, and mobile apps will come together to make the most of sensor-generated data in industrial use cases.

September 19, 2017

by Amy Groden-Morrison

· 4,117 Views · 2 Likes

Kafka, Avro Serialization, and the Schema Registry

Learn what the Schema Registry is and how you're losing out if you're not using it with Kafka for schema evolution, serialization, and deserialization.

September 15, 2017

by Jean-Paul Azar

· 234,450 Views · 11 Likes