What is SPROCKET SearchParty? How does it work?

by Bryan Chuinkam | Apr 27, 2020 | Apache Spark, Apache Spark Cafe, Python, SAS, Solutions

I would like to introduce you to SPROCKET SearchParty, the first step in the SPROCKET automated migration solution. What is SPROCKET SearchParty? SPROCKET SearchParty plays an important function in planning your SAS to PySpark code conversion. It identifies and...

WiseWithData Makes PPE for CHEO

by Andrea Bacqué | Apr 20, 2020 | Apache Spark, Customer Experience

WiseWithData partners with OttawaMakesPPE, a group of volunteers working closely with Ottawa-area health organizations and the maker community to get approved PPE – personal protective equipment – in use by people on the frontlines. Ian J. Ghent,...

What is SPROCKET Robot? How does it work?

by Connor Boyd | Apr 20, 2020 | Apache Spark, Apache Spark Cafe, Python, SAS, Solutions

This blog post serves as an introduction to the WiseWithData core SPROCKET Robot code conversion tool. For more information on the SPROCKET automated migration solution (SPROCKET Search Party, SPROCKET Robot, SPROCKET Validator), please get in touch with us at...

The Ins and Outs of Moving to PySPARK

by Andrea Bacqué | Apr 13, 2020 | Apache Spark, Python, SAS, Solutions

It’s no secret that many large global organizations are choosing open source Apache Spark to help them handle big data. Its also acknowledged that Python is trusted by data scientists to perform data analysis, machine learning and many more tasks on big data. So it is...

Top 3 Reasons to Automate SAS to PySpark Conversion

by Andrea Bacqué | Apr 6, 2020 | Apache Spark, Python, SAS

It isn’t going un-noticed why companies like Amazon, Home Depot, Samsung and TD Bank are adopting Apache Spark. Just to name a few. They, like many organizations, are struggling to manage both structured and unstructured data and deliver on objectives around being a...

Is SAS still relevant?

by Ian J. Ghent | Jun 8, 2016 | Apache Spark, Apache Spark Cafe, Python, SAS, Uncategorized

I’m increasingly being asked the same question in a number of different ways. Essentially the question boils down to this; Given that open-source analytics, and Apache Spark in particular have become such a force to be reckoned with, does SAS still have any...