The MapReduce paradigm has emerged as a transformative framework for processing vast datasets by decomposing complex tasks into simpler map and reduce functions. This approach has been instrumental in ...

Aster Data has introduced Aster Data nCluster 4.6, which includes a column data store. This release, the company says, makes Aster Data nCluster 4.6 the first platform with a unified SQL-MapReduce ...

Big data technologies and practices are moving quickly. Here's what you need to know to stay ahead of the game. Bill Loconzolo, vice president of data engineering at Intuit, jumped into a data lake ...

Open-source business intelligence firm Jaspersoft says its tools are now available as part of Amazon's Elastic MapReduce big-data cloud service. The move extends the integration between Amazon and ...

Big data refers to datasets that are too large, complex, or fast-changing to be handled by traditional data processing tools. It is characterized by the four V's: Big data analytics plays a crucial ...