Big data refers to datasets that are too large, complex, or fast-changing to be handled by traditional data processing tools. It is characterized by the four V's: Big data analytics plays a crucial ...

Apache Spark brings high-speed, in-memory analytics to Hadoop clusters, crunching large-scale data sets in minutes instead of hours Apache Spark got its start in 2009 at UC Berkeley’s AMPLab as a way ...

Couchbase, provider of the database for the Digital Economy, announced the general availability of a new Couchbase Spark Connector. This integration joins two of the most scalable and best performing ...

Spark has taken big data by storm. What's next for the in-memory engine of choice? Spark's primary commercial backer, Databricks, offers a clue Last week at Spark Summit East, Databricks dropped a few ...

MemSQL, a leader in real-time databases for transactions and analytics, today announced significant advances for creating real-time data pipelines for Apache Spark, as well as support for the Python ...