by Andrea Bacqué | Aug 20, 2020 | Apache Spark, Customer Experience, Python, SAS, Solutions
The concept of dark data – i.e. information assets organizations collect, process and store during regular business activities, but generally fail to use for other purposes such as analytics, business relationships and direct monetizing – isn’t new...
by Andrea Bacqué | Jun 19, 2020 | Apache Spark, Apache Spark Cafe, Customer Experience, Python, SAS, Solutions
The Wise With Data Team have been eagerly anticipating Spark 3.0’s release and it is official as of today. As experts in open source data science, we’d like to share what to expect with Spark 3.0. Also a reminder that Spark Summit 2020 is next week… What are we...
by Ian J. Ghent | May 28, 2020 | Apache Spark, Apache Spark Cafe, Python, SAS, Solutions
As Enterprises look to rationalize investments and re-architect technology stacks, their data needs to be open and accessible – not locked into closed formats or proprietary systems. In the world of data science, Apache Spark stands out as the clear leader with...
by Andrea Bacqué | May 14, 2020 | Apache Spark, Customer Experience, Python, SAS, Solutions
The future of data science can be confusing – there’s so many options when it comes to advanced analytics. Big data initiatives have been my focus for decades now and I think I have an idea of where things are headed. Of course, this is just my opinion but...
by Andrea Bacqué | May 4, 2020 | Apache Spark, Python, SAS, Solutions
As many are pointing out, the pandemic is causing major global distribution shifts. For those working with advance analytics, machine learning and artificial intelligence programs, this pandemic is messing up any confidence of historical data used with predictive...
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...