Episode 80 – Big Data Tracking

Last June, Wolfie Christl published a 93 page report Corporate Surveillance in Everyday Life using big data tracking. Apart from the massive pdf that can be downloaded on the net, an extensive summary can be found on the Cracked Labs website.

In this episode we go over the content and give our views on the subject.

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Episode 79 – Roaring News

Another Big Data news episode! This time we consider the Big or small nodes conundrum based on an article that after close scrutiny doesn’t really seem to test the real issue. Other things that get covered are Linkedin’s Dynanometer, Cloudera’s full production architecture advise for a recommendation service and a really interesting visualization technique based on blobs. Continue reading “Episode 79 – Roaring News”

Episode 78 – Apache Trafodion transactional SQL for Hadoop (Part 2)

This episode, a group of people from Esgyn join us to talk about the Apache Trafodion transactional SQL for Hadoop database engine.

In this second part Rohit, Ken and Rao talk about the internal workings and best practices of Apache Trafodion. Continue reading “Episode 78 – Apache Trafodion transactional SQL for Hadoop (Part 2)”

Episode 77 – Roaring News

Another Roaring News wpisode where we cover recent Big Data News items we found interesting.

This time we talk about Open Source turning 20 years old, the annoyances that come with Smart Homes and a big data device in Germany. Additionally, we talk about some introductory guides to AI. Continue reading “Episode 77 – Roaring News”

Episode 76 – Apache Trafodion transactional SQL for Hadoop (Part 1)

This episode, a group of people from Esgyn join us to talk about the Apache Trafodion transactional SQL for Hadoop database engine.

In this first part Rohit, Ken and Rao talk about the history and goals behind the Apache Trafodion. Continue reading “Episode 76 – Apache Trafodion transactional SQL for Hadoop (Part 1)”