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14 Aug

Top Alternatives To AWS Lake Formation

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We recently covered an article on AWS Lake Formation and how it is going to make dealing with big data and large databases quite easy. While it recently announced the general availability of Lake formation to help developers, it’s not the only data lake available for developers to run their analytics and machine learning algorithms. …

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10 Aug

Data Visualization With AWS QuickSight : A Beginner’s Guide

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In one of our recent articles, we introduced Tableau and how to start making visualizations. In this article, we will look at another popular BI and visualization tool called the QuickSight.  QuickSight is Amazon’s tool for Data Analytics and is basically Amazon’s version of Tableau. This article will get you jump-started with AWS QuickSight. Setting…

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09 Aug

Can CockroachDB, The Next Big Star In The Database Market, Edge Out Oracle & AWS?

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There is a rising star in the database market which is all ready to compete against the likes of database giants AWS and Oracle. Cockroach Labs founded by three ex-Googlers, Spencer Kimball, Peter Mattis, and Ben Darnell recently raised $55 million in its series C funding round, which was led by Altimeter Capital, Tiger Global…

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05 Aug

Amazon Introduces New SQL-Compatible Query Language PartiQL

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Over the last few years, we have seen how data analytics has gained a crucial role in organisations. Companies, regardless of their sizes, are utilising data to gain strategic information as well as operational decisions.  SQL is one of the oldest players in the data management system. This mainstream language includes a number of important…

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24 Jul

Beginners Guide To PySpark: How To Set Up Apache Spark On AWS

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A computer is a powerful machine when it comes to processing large amounts of data faster and efficiently. But considering the no limit nature of data, the power of a computer is limited. In the machine learning context, a machine or computer can efficiently handle only as much data as its RAM is capable of…

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15 Jul

Microsoft Azure vs Amazon AWS vs Google Cloud Platform: A Comparison

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Due to the increasing amount of data worldwise, most organisations today are adopting cloud technology. Researchers of major cloud providers Amazon, Google and Microsoft are striving hard to achieve new heights in this technology. Most of the consumers and businesses are using the cloud because it is convenient, scalable, adaptable and secured in nature.  Amazon…

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03 Jul

Are Top Cloud Service Providers Immune To Black-Box Attacks?

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Leading cloud providers AWS and Azure are building an ecosystem of tools along with cloud infrastructure. Today, cloud-based applications are powering a number of uses — navigating ships carrying cargo, connecting online and offline retail markets, machine learning in fintech for fraud detection and many more.  But when it comes to security, cloud services still…

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30 May

Data Extraction Just Got Smarter With ML: AWS Announces Textract

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Amazon Web Services, the cloud computing arm of the e-commerce giant, recently launched an ML service for automated text and data extraction. The service, known as Textract, is fully cloud-hosted and managed by AWS, and allows users to parse various forms of data easily. The service is said to be more than just an optical…

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10 Apr

Can A Developer-focused Education Help Prepare The Next Generation Of Talent In India?

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India supposedly has the third-biggest developer base. Coupled with that, we also have a thriving startup ecosystem which has given rise to jobs related to emerging technologies. But one problem persists — our higher education hasn’t kept up with the industry’s demands. Would an education system that is more of developer-focused today help prepare the…

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17 Mar

Why Choosing AWS For Setting Up Your Data Lake Is A Good Idea

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  Traditional data storage and analytic tools can no longer provide the agility and flexibility required to deliver relevant business insights.  With the volume of data generated being large, separating storage and compute enables scaling of each component is required. The captured data should be pulled and put together and the benefits of collection should…

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