Microsoft argues that in-memory processing can accelerate OLTP and OLAP workloads. This is true on premises. It's also true -- with a few caveats -- in the cloud.
The Apache Spark cluster computing framework is widely used in the enterprise, and most adopters expect to increase their use of Spark over the next year, according to a recent survey of big data professionals.
At the re:Invent conference, Amazon announced a slew of new products, services, and features, including a technology for querying against its S3 storage service and a new AI framework.
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- December 12, 2016
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- By Quint Turner
- December 9, 2016
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- By Quint Turner
- December 8, 2016
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- By David Stodder
- December 7, 2016
At the re:Invent conference, Amazon announced a slew of new products, services, and features, including a technology for querying against its S3 storage service and a new AI framework.
- By Steve Swoyer
- December 6, 2016
Microsoft's cloud-based BI and analytics stack isn't just evolving -- it's converging with its established, on-premises BI and analytics stack.