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Zooming Through Historical Data with Streaming Micro Queries

Stream processing engines, such as Storm and S4, are commonly used to analyze real-time data as it flows into an organization. But did you know you can use this technology to analyze historical data too? A company called ZoomData recently showed how. Read more…

Yahoo Unveils SAMOA to Mine Multiple Data Streams

Yahoo last month unveiled a new streaming processing framework called Scalable Advanced Massive Online Analysis (SAMOA) that it says will simplify the process of developing and executing machine learning algorithms against multiple data streams. The open source software works with individual stream processing engines, such as Storm and S4, and is available for download now. Read more…

Hadoop Version 2: One Step Closer to the Big Data Goal

The wait for Hadoop 2.0 ended yesterday when the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) announced the availability of the new big data platform. Among the most anticipated features is the new YARN scheduler, which will make it easier for users to run different workloads--such as MapReduce, HBase, SQL, graph analysis, and stream processing--on the same hardware, and all at the same time. Better availability and scalability, and a smoother upgrade process, round out the new platform, as Hadoop creator Doug Cutting explains, but still not everybody is happy with Hadoop. Read more…

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