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The limits of hand-coding in the Big Data era

Traditionally, when the time comes to make a technology decision, organisations face two options: Either take a custom-coded or tool-based approach. The widespread adoption of big data technologies, especially Hadoop is forcing a similar decision.By Fran?ois Mero, ?Senior VP of Sales EMEA, Talend.  

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Databricks raises $60 million in Series C funding

Databricks has closed $60 million in a Series C funding round led by New Enterprise Associates (NEA). Also participating in this round is existing Databricks investor, Andreessen Horowitz . The new funding round brings Databricks’ total funding to date to $107.5 million.

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Streaming analytics for South Africa

Liberty, one of Africa’s largest life insurance providers, is using the ExtraHop platform as a cornerstone of a large-scale performance management overhaul.

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MapR expands big data innovations with new MapR Ecosystem Pack

Data access, performance enhancements, and expanded support for next generation streaming architectures.

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Data analytics company Tessella, and researchers in Spatial Ecology & Epidemiology at the...
Alteryx has revealed insights from a newly commissioned Forrester study, which underscores the...
Strava, the GPS tracking app and social network for athletes, uses Snowflake to power its business....
Cloudera Connect empowers partners around the world to unlock the potential of the industry’s...
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Enhancing the dining experience for McDonald’s Belgium

McDonald’s Belgium partnered with Purple, Cisco Meraki and Socialspot to deliver a fast, free and secure guest WiFi network in over 80 restaurant locations across Belgium.

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