An Introduction to Apache Drill
Apache Drill is an engine that can connect to many different data sources, and provide a SQL interface to them. It's not just a wanna-be SQL »
Using SparkSQL and Pandas to Import Data into Hive and Big Data Discovery
Big Data Discovery (BDD) is a great tool for exploring, transforming, and visualising data stored in your organisation’s Data Reservoir. I presented a workshop »
Forays into Kafka - Enabling Flexible Data Pipelines
One of the defining features of “Big Data” from a technologist’s point of view is the sheer number of tools and permutations »
Trickle-Feeding Log Files to HDFS using Apache Flume
In some previous articles on the blog I’ve analysed Apache webserver log files sitting on a Hadoop cluster using Hive, Pig and most recently, Apache »