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Implementing and Using UDFs in Cloudera SQL Stream Builder

Cloudera’s SQL Stream Builder (SSB) is a versatile platform for data analytics using SQL. As apart of Cloudera Streaming Analytics it enables users to easily write, run, and manage real-time SQL queries on streams with a smooth user experience, while it attempts to expose the full power of Apache Flink. SQL has been around for a long time, and it is a very well understood language for querying data.

Spark Technical Debt Deep Dive

Once in a while I stumble upon Spark code that looks like it has been written by a Java developer and it never fails to make me wince because it is a missed opportunity to write elegant and efficient code: it is verbose, difficult to read, and full of distributed processing anti-patterns. One such occurrence happened a few weeks ago when one of my colleagues was trying to make some churn analysis code downloaded from GitHub work.

How Banks are Using Technologies to Help Underserved Communities

Financial inclusion, defined as the availability and accessibility of financial services to underserved communities, is a critical issue facing the banking industry today. According to the World Bank, 1.7 billion adults around the world do not have access to formal financial services, meaning that they cannot open a bank account or access credit, insurance, or other financial products.

Streaming Data Analytics with SQL

Organizations that are trying to capture the value of their streaming data know that they need to transform that data into insights. Managing data in real time can be complex and expensive. SQL is an industry standard tool that gives business analysts the power to ask critical questions of your data without the need to hire additional specialized developers or translate business requirements into code.

Optimizing the Energy Sector with Data Analytics

Across the energy supply chain from generation to consumer, we can see that the trend toward investing in renewable energy has picked up pace as demand has grown for energy companies to actively pursue investments in energies with little or no environmental impact in the quest for decarbonisation. McKinsey estimates that by 2035, 50% of energy will be wind and solar.

Cloudera Named a Leader in the 2022 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Cloud Database Management Systems (DBMS)

We are pleased to announce that Cloudera has been named a Leader in the 2022 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Cloud Database Management Systems. Cloudera has been recognized in this cloud DBMS report since its inception in 2020. This year we’ve been named a Leader. This validates our significant momentum in global enterprises. And together, with our recent recognition in the Gartner Peer Insights Customer Choice Distinction for Cloud DBMS, cements our position as an industry leader.