BDNW Issue - 7

#7 - January 4, 2019 Curated news, articles and Books related to Big Data.

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How Big Data is Changing the Way Traders InvestBig data is now becoming more widely recognized as being integral to the functions of most types of business and organizations, and the world of investing is one that is embracing the opportunities that big data can provide.Blockchain Is Poised to Help Global HousingThe question then becomes, how do we make all this happen? With blockchain, because it provides immense potential for advancing the real estate and global housing industry.The 3 Critical Drivers of IoT Project DeliveryWilliam Osler was right on the money when he quoted that the ‘future is today’. Several enterprises promote their innovation techniques with this tagline, more so when it comes to the Internet of Things.2x Faster BI Interactive queries with HDP 3.0Hortonworks announced the general availability of HDP 3.0 this year. You may read more about it here. Bundled with HDP 3.0, Apache Hive 3 with LLAP took a significant leap as a Enterprise Ready Real time Database Warehouse with transactional capabilities that continues to serve BI workloads with lower latencies.Introducing Hive-Kafka integration for real-time Kafka SQL queriesThe Streamlio blog describes how Apache Pulsar's architecture, which separates the storage and serving layers, contrasts to other streaming systems like Apache Kafka. Specific advantages include isolation of catch up reads from real-time tailing, and infinite storage by offloading cold data to a blob store like S3.Apache Spark — Tips and Tricks for better performanceApache Spark is quickly gaining steam both in the headlines and real-world adoption. Top use cases are Streaming Data, Machine Learning, Interactive Analysis and more.eBook: A CPG REVENUE MANAGEMENT OFFICER’S GUIDE TO BIG DATA AND ADVANCED ANALYTICSData is the backbone of CPG revenue management. CPG firms generate a colossal amount of data and have innumerable data points and consumer touch points. In order to build highly accurate and profitable business strategies, Revenue Management (RM) officers need a 360° view of reality during decision-making.From Data Lake to Data Hub: What is the Road Forward?The novelty of data lakes may have worn off, but their value for data consumers continues to grow. Data lakes’ intrinsic ability to house various types of data, along with their diversity of usage, make them a must in the digital age.Latest Bot Targets Hadoop ClustersAre you using Hadoop for data analytics? If so, know that a new bot is targeting Hadoop clusters with the intention of performing DDoS attacks powered by the strength of cloud infrastructure servers.Inside Pachyderm, a Containerized Alternative to HadoopThe Pachyderm story starts back in late 2013. Doliner and Joey Zwicker were working at a Y Combinator startup called RethinkDB, when they saw an early tech preview of what would become Docker from Solomon Hykes, its creator.      Books       Big Data Science & Analytics: A Hands-On Approach  We are living in the dawn of what has been termed as the "Fourth Industrial Revolution", which is marked through the emergence of "cyber-physical systems" where software interfaces seamlessly over networks with physical systems, such as sensors, smartphones, vehicles, power grids or buildings, to create a new world of Internet of Things (IoT).     Programming Hive: Data Warehouse and Query Language for Hadoop   Need to move a relational database application to Hadoop? This comprehensive guide introduces you to Apache Hive, Hadoop’s data warehouse infrastructure. You’ll quickly learn how to use Hive’s SQL dialect—HiveQL—to summarize, query, and analyze large datasets stored in Hadoop’s distributed filesystem.          For a detailed list of books covering Big data Data Science, Machine Learning, AI and associated programming languages check out our big data books page.  Want to reach our audience / fellow readers? Consider sponsoring - grab a spot now.    Big Data | Hadoop News | AI | ML | NoSQL | Education | IoT | Cloud