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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

· 38,225 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

· 54,946 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

· 30,113 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

· 64,552 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

· 10,956 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

· 17,336 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

· 4,599 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

· 241,623 Views · 11 Likes

Using Avro for Big Data and Data Streaming Architectures: An Introduction

Avro provides fast, compact data serialization. Get tips for using it with Kafka and Hadoop, learn about schemas in Avro, and more.

September 14, 2017

by Jean-Paul Azar

· 21,259 Views · 5 Likes

What Are the Keys to a Successful Database Strategy?

There are so many different databases available for applications and verticals. Make sure you have the right database for optimal performance.

September 5, 2017

by Tom Smith

CORE

· 21,907 Views · 4 Likes

MQTT Security: Securing a Mosquitto Server

Learn how to encrypt your data for its transit via MQTT. We'll use Mosquitto MQTT Server for this experiment in IoT protocol security.

September 5, 2017

by Francesco Azzola

· 51,370 Views · 5 Likes

Writing a Kafka Consumer in Java

Learn about constructing Kafka consumers, how to use Java to write a consumer to receive and process records, and the logging setup.

September 1, 2017

by Jean-Paul Azar

· 254,575 Views · 17 Likes

Kafka Architecture: Log Compaction

This article on Kafka architecture talks goes over Kafka design and log compaction, its structure, and the log compaction process.

August 31, 2017

by Jean-Paul Azar

· 48,162 Views · 11 Likes

Apache Spark vs. MapReduce

How did Spark become so efficient in data processing compared to MapReduce? Learn about Spark's powerful stack of libraries and big data processing functionalities.

August 30, 2017

by Micah Williams

· 39,890 Views · 14 Likes

Kafka Detailed Design and Ecosystem

Learn about the design of the Kafka ecosystem: Kafka Core, Kafka Streams, Kafka Connect, Kafka REST Proxy, and the Schema Registry.

August 29, 2017

by Jean-Paul Azar

· 27,711 Views · 14 Likes

What Are Important Features of Analytics Software?

Learn how to get the most out of your analytics data software so that you can get answers as soon as you need them and improve your business going forward.

August 29, 2017

by Robert Cordray

· 10,350 Views · 3 Likes

Running Apache Spark Applications in Docker Containers

Even once your Spark cluster is configured and ready, you still have a lot of work to do before you can run it in a Docker container. But these tips can help make it easier!

August 26, 2017

by Arseniy Tashoyan

· 55,270 Views · 4 Likes

Where the Industrial Robots Roam

You might expect that industrial robots would be evenly distributed across the U.S. or concentrated in states with big high-tech industries — but you'd be wrong.

August 25, 2017

by Amy Groden-Morrison

· 2,518 Views · 3 Likes

Reasons Your Database Might Crash

This article helps database administrators prevent unexpected behavior and crashes by exploring the reasons databases crash, to optimize their performance.

August 23, 2017

by Dzmitry Ivanou

· 28,934 Views · 7 Likes

Understanding Kafka Failover

This Kafka tutorial aims to help you understand failover for brokers and consumers; you'll run a consumer to test and prove Kafka's consumer failover.

August 23, 2017

by Jean-Paul Azar

· 56,987 Views · 12 Likes

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