14/03/2024
The 5 Vs of Big Data
What is big data? Big data refers to large, complex data sets often contrived from multiple and new sources. The reason that “big data” has received its own term (after all, it really just means larger datasets) is due to…
14/03/2024
Basic Analytics vs Advanced Analytics
What is “Basic Analytics”? Basic analytics, most commonly just referred to as analytics, focuses on understanding historical data. This understanding is achieved by extracting valuable insights from aggregated, clean datasets. In basic analytics, data is collected from various sources, cleaned,…
14/03/2024
What Is Databricks And What’s It Used For?
While some people are very familiar with Databricks, others might not know as much. We thought it would be a good idea to break down what Databricks is, explore what Databricks can do, who uses Databricks, and answer some commonly…
14/03/2024
Databricks productivity tips and tricks
Databricks is one of the major players in the data space, but some people may still treat it like an optimised hosted service of Apache Spark. It's true that Spark on Databricks is more optimised than its open-source brother, but…
07/03/2024
What is AI?
Let’s clear up one thing: we’re not building the Terminator. AI isn’t a magic spark that will spontaneously occur once you’ve collected enough data. And it’s not something that only people with seven PhDs in machine learning can figure out.…
