big data

How Microservices Are Transforming Big Data Analytics
One of the primary reasons analytics and business intelligence (BI) software use is so limited is that the applications are too limiting to justify the investment. After the application is acquired and ...

MapR Extends Big Data Reach to Docker Containers
For the better part of a year now, MapR Technologies has been making a case for deploying a converged data platform based on Hadoop that has been optimized for microservices. Now the ...

Survey: Container Use Maturing Rapidly
Most of the containers being employed today can be found in web applications that are, for the most part, stateless. But that’s only the beginning. A new survey of 648 IT professionals ...

Mesosphere Presses Container 2.0 Case
In the grand scheme of IT things there are two major emerging technology trends creating a virtuous cycle of innovation. The first has been the rise of big data platforms that make ...

Is There a Data Layer Dilemma Between Containers & Big Data Applications?
According to Krishna Yeddanapudi, CTO & Founder, Robin Systems, when an enterprise uses containers to deploy existing applications, container technology fails to address how to manage data beyond the lifecycle of the ...