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The Intersection of Compliance and Risk vs Security in Financial Services

FSIs face rising compliance demands, squeezing budgets and cybersecurity risks. Open-source tech and careful vendor selection can mitigate these challenges. As explored in our two most recent blogs, changing compliance regulations and policies by specific regions and countries are having a significant impact on financial services institutions (FSIs).

The Impact of IIoT and Real-Time Analytics on Renewable Energy

Technology focused on building a more sustainable future continues to advance at incredible speed. The Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) and real-time analytics are opening up new horizons for renewable energy. This post looks at the intersections of innovation and ecology, where small chips and sensors play major roles in the renewable energy sector.

Crowdstrike outage and Security Posture Management with Descriptive Analytics

Last Updated on 15 hours The recent outage caused by Crowdstrike on Jul 18, 2024 has proved how the fallout was unforeseen and unthinkable, across the globe. In this era of zero trust, the leading cyber security company Crowdstrike sent an update to its Falcon sensor agent and another IT leader Microsoft which had Crowdstrike sensors installed crashed with Blue Screen of Death(BSOD) as soon as the update was received caused by a null pointer issue.

Anomaly Detection for IoT: A Basic Primer

In the world of IoT, ensuring the reliability, efficiency, and security of connected devices is critical. As IoT devices generate massive amounts of data, detecting anomalies becomes increasingly important. Anomaly detection helps identify potential issues before they escalate, providing businesses with valuable insights and the ability to improve operational efficiency if used correctly. In this article, you will learn about some potential use cases for anomaly detection across different industries.

Shuffle Data Store Now Available for Ocean for Apache Spark

NetApp is excited to announce the addition of Shuffle Data Store for Ocean for Apache Spark. Customers running on AWS can now benefit from improved resilience and efficiency for multi-step data preparation pipelines that require Apache Spark to shuffle data. The external shuffle solution is backed by either Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP storage or Amazon S3 storage, which have been optimally configured for Spark workloads.

Myth #5 of Apache Spark Optimization: Spark Dynamic Allocation

In this blog series we’re examining the Five Myths of Apache Spark Optimization. The fifth and final myth in this series relates to another common assumption of many Spark users: Spark Dynamic Allocation automatically prevents Spark from wasting resources.

Myth #5 of Apache Spark Optimization | Spark Dynamic Allocation

Spark Dynamic Allocation is a useful feature that was developed through the Spark community’s focus on continuous innovation and improvement. While Apache Spark users may believe Spark Dynamic Allocation is helping them eliminate resource waste, it doesn’t eliminate waste within applications themselves. Watch this video to understand SDA's benefits, where it falls short, and the solution gaps that remain with this component of Apache Spark.

Product Update: Helm Charts for InfluxDB Clustered

InfluxDB Clustered is an on-prem offering of InfluxDB 3.0, allowing you to deploy the newest version of InfluxDB on your own hardware and manage it with your team. With InfluxDB Clustered, you get high availability and performance out of the box and the ability to fine-tune InfluxDB to fit the performance requirements of your specific use case. InfluxDB Clustered is deployed and managed using Kubernetes.