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Open-Sourcing AvroTensorDataset: A Performant TensorFlow Dataset For Processing Avro Data

LinkedIn Engineering

An Avro file is formatted with the following bytes: Figure 1: Avro file and data block byte layout The Avro file consists of four “magic” bytes, file metadata (including a schema, which all objects in this file must conform to), a 16-byte file-specific sync marker, and a sequence of data blocks separated by the file’s sync marker.

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A Definitive Guide to Using BigQuery Efficiently

Towards Data Science

Like a dragon guarding its treasure, each byte stored and each query executed demands its share of gold coins. Join as we journey through the depths of cost optimization, where every byte is a precious coin. It is also possible to set a maximum for the bytes billed for your query. Photo by Konstantin Evdokimov on Unsplash ?

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Recap of Hadoop News for November 2017

ProjectPro

News on Hadoop - November 2017 IBM leads BigInsights for Hadoop out behind barn. IBM’s BigInsights for Hadoop sunset on December 6, 2017. The demand for hadoop in managing huge amounts of unstructured data has become a major trend catalyzing the demand for various social BI tools. Source: theregister.co.uk/2017/11/08/ibm_retires_biginsights_for_hadoop/

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Apache Spark vs MapReduce: A Detailed Comparison

Knowledge Hut

quintillion bytes of data are created every single day, and it’s only going to grow from there. Compatibility MapReduce is also compatible with all data sources and file formats Hadoop supports. It is not mandatory to use Hadoop for Spark, it can be used with S3 or Cassandra also. As estimated by DOMO : Over 2.5

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5 Reasons why Java professionals should learn Hadoop

ProjectPro

According to the Industry Analytics Report, hadoop professionals get 250% salary hike. If you are a java developer, you might have already heard about the excitement revolving around big data hadoop. There are 132 Hadoop Java developer jobs currently open in London, as per cwjobs.co.uk

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Top 50 Java Interview Questions for Hadoop Developers

ProjectPro

Hiring managers agree that “Java is one of the most in-demand and essential skill for Hadoop jobs. But how do you get one of those hot java hadoop jobs ? You have to ace those pesky java hadoop job interviews artfully. To demonstrate your java and hadoop skills at an interview, preparation is vital.

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How much Java is required to learn Hadoop?

ProjectPro

Is Hadoop easy to learn? For most professionals who are from various backgrounds like - Java, PHP,net, mainframes, data warehousing, DBAs, data analytics - and want to get into a career in Hadoop and Big Data, this is the first question they ask themselves and their peers. Table of Contents How much Java is required for Hadoop?

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