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  • Data Scientists and Data Engineers like Python and Scala

    [A version of this post appears on the O’Reilly Strata blog.] In exchange for getting personalized recommendations many Meetup members declare1 topics that they’re interested in. I recently looked at…

  • Data Wrangling gets a fresh look

    [A version of this post appears on the O’Reilly Strata blog.] Data analysts have long lamented the amount of time they spend on data wrangling. Rightfully so, as some estimates…

  • How companies are using Spark

    [A version of this post appears on the O’Reilly Strata blog.] When an interesting piece of big data technology gets introduced, early1 adopters tend to focus on technical features and…

  • Simplifying interactive, realtime, and advanced analytics

    [A version of this post appears on the O’Reilly Strata blog and Forbes.] Here are a few observations based on conversations I had during the just concluded Strata NYC conference.…

  • Deep Learning oral traditions

    [A version of this post appears on the O’Reilly Strata blog.] This past week I had the good fortune of attending two great talks1 on Deep Learning, given by Googlers…

  • Stream Mining essentials

    [A version of this post appears on the O’Reilly Strata blog.] A series of open source, distributed stream processing frameworks have become essential components in many big data technology stacks.…