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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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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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