Apache Arrow defines an in-memory columnar data format that accelerates processing on modern CPU and GPU hardware, and enables lightning-fast data access between systems. Working with big data can be ...

Enterprises are awash in data, and though many are tempted to save it all for later analysis – after all it worked for Google for many years – the store then analyze approach is poorly suited to ...

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An explosion in data is forcing chipmakers to rethink where to process data, which are the best types of processors and memories for different types of data, and how to structure, partition and ...

“YOU COULD put forward a thesis that Afghanistan was the most densely surveilled battlespace in the history of humankind,” says Mick Ryan, until recently the head of Australia’s defence college. “And ...

Streaming data records are typically small, measured in mere kilobytes, but the stream often goes on and on without ever stopping. Streaming data, also called event stream processing, is usually ...

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