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August 30, 2012  2:37 PM

Connecting Hadoop distributions to ODBC



Posted by: Jack Vaughan
hadoop

As more enterprises set their sights on Hadoop's capabilities, new products aim to ease Hadoop integration. Progress DataDirect’s Connect XE for ODBC driver for Hadoop Hive is an example. It boasts scalable connectivity for multiple distributions of Hadoop. Enterprises looking to carry out...

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August 27, 2012  5:53 PM

Lightweight scripts bear down on Java ecosystem



Posted by: Jack Vaughan
distributed caching, Java, JavaOne, middleware, Oracle development

In a recent report on the state of Java, IDC analyst Al Hilwa notes that the Java ecosystem is healthy and on a growing trajectory, with more programming languages than ever now hosted on the Java Virtual Machine (JVM).  Hilwa, program director for...

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August 20, 2012  8:22 PM

Skills for big data: Hadoop, Pig, Cassandra and more



Posted by: Jack Vaughan
data architecture, hadoop, middleware

Q: What is a data scientist? A: It’s a DBA from California. The joke belies the fact that the world of big data skills right now is pretty much topsy-turvy. If you would you like to look at a short list of

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August 13, 2012  5:57 PM

APIs in the news as App.net trawls for dollars



Posted by: Jack Vaughan
API, middleware

Summer is known for vacation and relaxation, as many TV commercials attest. It also can be a time of unrest and revolution, as U.S. and French history attest. Maybe the season explains the timing of some upheaval in the fledgling field of

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August 2, 2012  7:07 PM

Banking on ESBs for agility, more value added services



Posted by: Jack Vaughan
ESB, middleware

The once staid and steady field of banking is looking for greater agility in rolling out new software and services. As a result, Enterprise Service Buses (ESBs) are being deployed as part of efforts to streamline operations. By way of example there is Federal Bank of Bombay, India. The large...

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