Altexsoft

AUGUST 25, 2020

Big data can be quite a confusing concept to grasp. What to consider big data and what is not so big data? Big data is still data, of course. But it requires a different engineering approach and not just because of its amount. Data engineering vs big data engineering.

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Altexsoft

JULY 18, 2023

These seemingly unrelated terms unite within the sphere of big data, representing a processing engine that is both enduring and powerfully effective — Apache Spark. Maintained by the Apache Software Foundation, Apache Spark is an open-source, unified engine designed for large-scale data analytics.

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Altexsoft

MAY 14, 2021

Big Data enjoys the hype around it and for a reason. But the understanding of the essence of Big Data and ways to analyze it is still blurred. This post will draw a full picture of what Big Data analytics is and how it works. Big Data and its main characteristics. Key Big Data characteristics.

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Altexsoft

AUGUST 29, 2023

In 2010, a transformative concept took root in the realm of data storage and analytics — a data lake. The term was coined by James Dixon , Back-End Java, Data, and Business Intelligence Engineer, and it started a new era in how organizations could store, manage, and analyze their data. Who needs a data lake?

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Altexsoft

JUNE 26, 2023

Data collection is a methodical practice aimed at acquiring meaningful information to build a consistent and complete dataset for a specific business purpose — such as decision-making, answering research questions, or strategic planning. For this task, you need a dedicated specialist — a data engineer or ETL developer.

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Altexsoft

MAY 27, 2020

Analysis of more than 16.000 papers on data science by MIT technologies shows the exponential growth of machine learning during the last 20 years pumped by big data and deep learning advancements. Reasonably, with the access to data, anyone with a computer can train a machine learning model today.

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Altexsoft

MARCH 14, 2023

That’s why some MDS tools are commercial distributions designed to be low-code or even no-code, making them accessible to data practitioners with minimal technical expertise. This means that companies don’t necessarily need a large data engineering team. Data democratization. Data sources component in a modern data stack.

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