The Spark streaming analytics engine is one of the most popular open source tools for weaving big data into modern applications architectures with over 800 contributors from 200 organizations. It ...

Despite challenges including a new location and a nasty Nor'easter that put a crimp on travel, Spark Summit East managed to draw more than 1,500 attendees to its February 7-9 run at the John B. Hynes ...

Databricks Inc. today took some serious steps toward boosting the value proposition of the popular open-source Apache Spark big data processing engine, which is facing potent new competition. The San ...

Unlock the full InfoQ experience by logging in! Stay updated with your favorite authors and topics, engage with content, and download exclusive resources. In this episode, Thomas Betts chats with ...

Impetus Technologies announced StreamAnalytix™ 2.0, featuring support for Apache Spark Streaming, in addition to the current support for Apache Storm. The platform will provide enterprises with the ...

The real-time streaming enabled by Apache Spark 2.0, the newest version of the popular engine for Big Data processing, may be the best thing to happen to data so far this year. It’s difficult to think ...

As Apache Spark becomes more widely adopted, the focus has been on creating higher-level APIs that provide increased opportunities for automatic optimization. In the talk below, Michael Armbrust, ...