IDG Contributor Network: Are you treating your data as an asset? It’s a phrase we constantly hear, isn’t it? Data is a crucial business asset from which we can extract value and gain competitive advantage. Those who use data well will be the success stories of the future. This got me thinking: If data is […]
Open source innovation is now all about vendor on-ramps In the enterprise world, open source has long been a bit tentative. Starting in the early 2000s, various vendors started contributing bits and pieces of code, careful not to give away anything too valuable, all while hoping for positive marketing effect. It was, as Stephen Walli […]
Hybrid cloud is a necessity. Here’s how to start We’re not all going to the public cloud overnight. That’s why the hybrid cloud is a critical concept for enterprises. The idea of a hybrid cloud is that you keep your server farm and massive investment in VMware, Oracle, and whatever else you bought over the […]
When it comes to the cloud, don’t start with technology It’s easy to get caught up in the technology of cloud computing. We’ll certainly see that occur at the annual AWS Re:Invent show this week, where hundreds of providers will show off new and shiny technology. But don’t get stuck in the weeds. I’m […]
Azure Databricks: Fast analytics in the cloud with Apache Spark We’re living in a world of big data. The current generation of line-of-business computer systems generate terabytes of data every year, tracking sales and production through CRM and ERP. It’s a flood of data that’s only going to get bigger as we add the sensors […]
AWS streamlines cloud services for JavaScript developers Amazon Web Services has developed a declarative JavaScript library, AWS Amplify, to aid building cloud-enabled applications via categories of cloud services instead of via individual service contracts. AWS Amplify features The AWS Amplify library supports multiple category scenarios, including: Auth, featuring a module providing authentication APIs and capabilities. […]
IDG Contributor Network: Why containers will rule the cloud: the rise of Kubernetes Much has changed since the very first version of Kubernetes was released in July 2015. Over the past two years, the open community has made tremendous strides in evolving this container management platform, which has enjoyed an unprecedented adoption rate. Despite […]
IDG Contributor Network: Use the cloud to create open, connected data lakes for AI, not data swamps Produced by every single organization, data is the common denominator across industries as we look to advance how cloud and AI are incorporated into our operations and daily lives. Before the potential of cloud-powered data science and AI […]
Spark tutorial: Get started with Apache Spark Apache Spark has become the de facto standard for processing data at scale, whether for querying large datasets, training machine learning models to predict future trends, or processing streaming data. In this article, we’ll show you how to use Apache Spark to analyze data in both Python and […]
NoSQL standouts: The best document databases “The right tool for the right job.” If such wisdom holds true anywhere, it certainly holds true with the choice of database a developer picks for a given application. Document databases, one of the family of data products collectively referred to as “NoSQL,” are for developers who want to […]
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