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Talend & Apache Spark: A Technical Primer
In my years at Talend as a Support Engineer, before I moved into the Customer Success Architect team, customers often asked about Talend’s capabilities with Apache Spark. When we talk about Spark the first thing that always comes to mind is the command Spark submit that we use to submit our Spark jobs. So, […]
Your Company can be Google Smart Too – You Just Need Some Learning – Machine Learning That Is
Google has been using machine learning to improve its business analytics for years, and judging from all the recent excitement about the technology, you’d assume enterprises everywhere would be following suit. Yet, the reality is somewhat different. According to some studies, only 22 percent of companies are already using machine learning’s analytical power by implementing […]
[Podcast] Digging into Digital Transformation: Featuring Marco Iansiti of Harvard
The digital-era is in full force. CEOs no longer fear technology, they now fear missing out on the potential impact technology could bring to their organizations. However, many face hurdles integrating the various digital initiatives across their business in order to increase revenue and customer satisfaction. So who within the organization is ultimately responsible for […]
Mergers, Acquisitions and Customer Experience in the Age of Data
When one company acquires a smaller entity or engages in a merger of equals, it’s important for both sides of the organization to come to the table and outline how said merger will impact everything from people, systems, brand, products, and services all the way down to real-estate. When companies merge, they can make […]
6 Key Considerations for Building a Data Governance Strategy
In an earlier blog, I shared some key tips that a company needs to keep in mind while designing data quality (DQ) processes in Hadoop. The data processes and frameworks I mentioned in that blog are important not only because it impacts your data quality program, but also your data governance program – if […]
[Podcast] Big Data in 2020: Featuring Mark van Rijmenam of Datafloq
According to research firm IDC, the big data and business analytics market is predicted to hit $203 billion in the year 2020. Today, the creation and consumption of data continue to grow by leaps and bounds and with continued investment in big data analytics hardware, software, and services and in data scientists and their […]
From Lambda to Kappa: A Guide on Real-time Big Data Architectures
When it comes to real-time big data architectures, today… there are choices. Today, there is more than just Lambda on the menu of choices, and in this blog series, I’ll discuss a couple of these choices and compare them using relevant use cases. So, how do you select the right architecture for our real-time […]
Server Monitoring 101: Getting Started with Nagios and Talend ESB
After having had years of experience developing enterprise data and software solutions, I often find that one of the most neglected areas is in monitoring and alert systems. Normally, the focus of IT is always on business functionality, development, testing methodologies. However, the importance of server monitoring and alert systems cant be forgotten. Unfortunately, […]
How to Operationalize Machine Learning with Talend
Today’s world has recently taken up an increased focus on machine learning and with data scientists/data miners/ predictive modellers / *whatever new job term may emerge* operating at the cutting-edge of technology, it cannot be forgotten that machine learning needs to be implemented in such a way to aid in the solution of real […]