Syncfusion, Inc., a developer solutions company, recently formed a partnership with PacktPub that enables each company to share the other’s valuable assets with different communities of learners. Both are committed to helping all types of developers stay up to date on the latest technologies, and believe that as programming evolves, so should your learning experience. With e-books from PacktPub and software from Syncfusion, you have access to the comprehensive information and flexible tools you need to keep up with changing developer environments.
Here, Syncfusion Vice President Daniel Jebaraj provides some insight on the company’s latest endeavors in the field of big data processing and analysis.
This has been an exciting year for Syncfusion. In addition to maintaining our quarterly release cycle for our Essential Studio suite of .NET and JavaScript components, we also launched our first-ever data science offerings for Windows developers: the Syncfusion Big Data Platform and Essential Predictive Analytics.
The term “big data” is thrown around a lot these days, but what does it really mean? For us, it means a shift that enables businesses to use the data they already collect every day to their advantage. Basic customer data, such as the amount spent on each purchase, the number of times an item is purchased, and how frequently, can help business leaders make valuable predictions about future market trends.
We recently had the opportunity to prototype a custom big data solution for Rudolph Technologies, a company that provides software and equipment for several manufacturing industries, including semiconductor, LED, and flat panel display systems. The company needed to manage vast amounts of data to analyze its expanding portfolio without losing productivity.
The Syncfusion solution enabled the company to store its data in an Apache Hadoop-based data warehouse, making it available to more effective analysis in the form of batch processing. A set of the data was then replicated in Apache Cassandra, and Syncfusion implemented a backend service that enables data to be served to any device, including mobile devices.
As we noted in a recent CodeProject article, using our Big Data Platform can quickly help you make the most of your data without ever leaving the comfortable and familiar Windows environment. You have complete access to Hadoop and can use tools like Sqoop, Pig, and Hive to analyze your information in one convenient, easy-to-use interface. In addition, you’ll save money on deploying, composing, and executing jobs regardless of the environment you’re working in.
If you’re interested in learning more about what data science can do for your company, PacktPub has published some great resources on the subject, including Practical Data Science Cookbook and Hadoop Beginner’s Guide. If you’re already familiar with R or Hadoop, check out Big Data Analytics with R and Hadoop for tips on how to integrate the two.
About the Author
Daniel Jebaraj joined Syncfusion in 2001. As vice president, Daniel leads Syncfusion’s product development while actively engaging with customers and overseeing product release cycles. He holds a master’s degree in Industrial Engineering from Clemson University.