Big Data SQL - Rittman Mead

Data Virtualization: What is it About?

What is Data Virtualization? What are the components of a Data Virtualization tool? How can I provide Data Virtualization with Oracle tools?

Technical

Adding Oracle Big Data SQL to ODI12c to Enhance Hive Data Transformations

An updated version of the Oracle BigDataLite VM [http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/database/bigdata-appliance/oracle-bigdatalite-2104726.html] came out a couple of weeks ago, and as well as updating the core Cloudera CDH software to the latest release it also included Oracle Big Data SQL [http://www.oracle.com/us/

Technical

News and Updates from Oracle Openworld 2014

It’s the Saturday after Oracle Openworld 2014 [http://www.oracle.com/openworld], and I’m now home from San Francisco and back in the UK. It’s been a great week as usual, with lots of product announcements and updates to the BI, DW and Big Data products we

Technical

Why Oracle Big Data SQL Potentially Solves a Big Issue with Hadoop Security

Oracle announced their Big Data SQL product a couple of weeks ago, which effectively extends Exadata’s query-offloading to Hadoop data sources. I covered the launch a few days afterwards [https://www.rittmanmead.com/blog/2014/07/taking-a-look-at-the-new-oracle-big-data-sql/], focusing on how it implements Exadata’s SmartScan on Hive and NoSQL