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SQL Big Data Convergence - The Big Picture

An investigation into the convergence of relational SQL database technologies from several vendors and Big Data technologies like Apache Hadoop

Andrew Brust - Pluralsight course - SQL Big Data Convergence - The Big Picture
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This course explains what Big Data, Hadoop and Massively Parallel Processing (MPP) data warehouse technologies are, and how the latter two are converging technologically. Products from Hadapt, Teradata, ParAccel, Microsoft and Cloudera -- all of which integrate with Apache Hadoop -- are investigated

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Andrew Brust - Pluralsight course - SQL Big Data Convergence - The Big Picture
Andrew Brust

Andrew Brust is Senior Director of Technical Product Marketing and Evangelism at Datameer, and writes about Big Data for the technology news site, ZDNet. Andrew is the co-author of "Programming Microsoft SQL Server 2012" (Microsoft Press); an advisor to NYTECH, the New York Technology Council; serves as Microsoft Regional Director and MVP; writes the Redmond Review column for VisualStudioMagazine.com; and serves as co-chair of the Visual Studio Live! developer conference.

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