Posts Tagged ‘Architecture’

Crossing the Development to Production Divide

In this post we’ll give an overview of obstacles we’ve faced (you may be able to relate) and talk about solutions to overcome these obstacles.

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Handling Small Files in MapR-FS

In this post, we will discuss how dealing with small files is different if you are using MapR-FS rather than the traditional HDFS installation.

Space Shuttle Problems: Long-term Planning Amid Changing Technology

How can you manage your implementation in a way that allows you to take maximum advantage of technology innovation as you go, rather than having to freeze your view of technology to today’s state and design something that will be outdated when it launches? You must start by deciding which pieces are necessary now, and which can wait.

Data Ingestion with Spark and Kafka

In this tutorial, we will walk you through some of the basics of using Kafka and Spark to ingest data.

Data Architecture Summit 2017

The Data Architecture Summit provides in-depth education from leading experts specializing in data architecture. We will be there discussing data platform and data governance. Let us know if you you’ll be attending and would like to chat.

How to Choose a Data Format

In this post we provide a framework for choosing a data format, and provide some example use cases.

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Realize the Business Power of Your Data with DevOps

If you are on the path to being a data-driven company, you have to be on the path to being a development-enabled company.

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Data Pipelines in Hadoop

In this post we’ll look at some real world examples of managing headaches while moving to Hadoop.

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Easily Spinning up Data Platforms

A quick overview of the motivation behind our instant and repeatable data platform tool.