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What is Greenplum Database? Intro to the Big Data Database

Scalegrid

Greenplum Database is an open-source , hardware-agnostic MPP database for analytics, based on PostgreSQL and developed by Pivotal who was later acquired by VMware. High performance, query optimization, open source and polymorphic data storage are the major Greenplum advantages. What Exactly is Greenplum?

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Cutting Big Data Costs: Effective Data Processing With Apache Spark

DZone

In today's data-driven world, efficient data processing plays a pivotal role in the success of any project. Apache Spark , a robust open-source data processing framework, has emerged as a game-changer in this domain.

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Data Engineers of Netflix?—?Interview with Pallavi Phadnis

The Netflix TechBlog

During earlier years of my career, I primarily worked as a backend software engineer, designing and building the backend systems that enable big data analytics. I developed many batch and real-time data pipelines using open source technologies for AOL Advertising and eBay.

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Kubernetes for Big Data Workloads

Abhishek Tiwari

Kubernetes has emerged as go to container orchestration platform for data engineering teams. In 2018, a widespread adaptation of Kubernetes for big data processing is anitcipated. Organisations are already using Kubernetes for a variety of workloads [1] [2] and data workloads are up next. Storage provisioning.

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Kubernetes in the wild report 2023

Dynatrace

Open-source software drives a vibrant Kubernetes ecosystem. Open source software drives a vibrant Kubernetes ecosystem. Across all categories in the Kubernetes survey, open source projects rank among the most frequently used solutions. Dynatrace’s investment in open source technologies keeps growing.

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How to Optimize Elasticsearch for Better Search Performance

DZone

These processes are only possible with a distributed architecture and parallel processing mechanisms that Big Data tools are based on. One of the top trending open-source data storage that responds to most of the use cases is Elasticsearch.

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Redis vs Memcached in 2024

Scalegrid

With these goals in mind, two in-memory data stores, Redis and Memcached, have emerged as the top contenders. This article will explore how they handle data storage and scalability, perform in different scenarios, and, most importantly, how these factors influence your choice. Data transfer technology. 3d render.

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