Flink: Worth a Second Look
The big data ecosphere has evolved to the point where there are clear technology leaders. In the category of SQL engines that run on...
Monetizing Data: In Search of the Virtuous Circle
For many enterprises, it seems like data is the new oil – a valuable resource sitting untapped in the backyard, just waiting to be...
Fog Computing: An Alternative to Big Data Lakes
Many enterprises would like to analyze data across multiple domains in order to arrive at valuable new insights. One way to achieve this...
Four Lessons Learned From Delta's Power Outage
Delta Air Lines, widely regarded as one of the most reliable U.S. carriers, recently suffered a technical meltdown when a massive system...
Apple Buys Turi: Why It Matters
In early August, Apple announced that they were purchasing a Machine Learning startup named Turi, in a reported $200M deal. This move...
Hybrid Clouds: The Empire Strikes Back
Clouds are typically classified into four different topologies: private, public, community and hybrid clouds. Let's focus on hybrid...
Solr: Not Just For Text Anymore
When Solr was first created in 2004, it was intended to be an OpenSource text search engine to provide Google-like search capabilities...
How the Internet Was Invented
Soon after my son introduced me to his new girlfriend, I sent her a Facebook “friend” invitation. Two minutes later, my son called to...
The Rise and Fall of Scala
First published at https://dzone.com/articles/the-rise-and-fall-of-scala Five years ago, Scala seemed like the next big thing in...