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  • Big Data Processing with Apache Spark - Part 2: Spark SQL

    Spark SQL, part of Apache Spark big data framework, is used for structured data processing and allows running SQL like queries on Spark data. In this article, Srini Penchikala discusses Spark SQL module and how it simplifies running data analytics using SQL interface. He also talks about the new features in Spark SQL, like DataFrames and JDBC data sources.

  • Impediment Busting: Designing an Impediment Removal Process for Your Organization

    Lean Product Development takes an end-to-end focus on the flow of work through a system. Rather than focus on traditional measures such as capacity utilization, it proves more effective to focus on how work is moving through the system. This article discusses what impedes the flow of work, and how we manage impediments to the flow of work.

  • Inviting over Imposing Agile

    We are at a crossroads in the agile-adoption narrative. Early in the story teams were the “bottom-up” vector for agile spread. Next the way agile spread started to shift away from teams to executives and “management”. Recent developments move us towards consultancy for bring agile to larger enterprises that struggle with change. Which way is agile going to go next?

  • Software Development Tooling: Information, Opinion, Guidelines, and Tools

    In this article, authors summarize the information published in "Tools of the Trade" column series in IEEE Software magazine for last ten years. Tools and best practices are organized into categories like design, developing code, tooling, builds, and operations.

  • WebRTC - Democratization of Telecom Enabling New App Experiences

    With the emergence of the WebRTC API standard, telecom’s control of communications is changing. This standard enables developers without any experience in telecommunications technology and protocols to easily integrate real-time comms into their applications. This ease of access will spawn new innovative use cases that will change the way that we communicate, exchange information and interact.

  • Fifteen Years of Service-Oriented Architecture at Credit Suisse

    In this article, authors reflect on Credit Suisse's adoption of SOA principles and patterns and the organization's transition from using tightly integrated mainframe programs to open SOA services with emphasis on the importance of interface contracts and service governance.

  • Key Takeaway Points and Lessons Learned from QCon London 2015

    This article summarizes the key takeaways and highlights from QCon London 2015 as blogged and tweeted by QCon's 1,200 attendees. Over the course of the next 4 months, InfoQ will be publishing most of the conference sessions online, including more then 25 video interviews that were recorded by the InfoQ editorial team.

  • Hologram - Finally, AWS Key Distribution that Makes Sense

    Faced with the lack of solutions for secure distribution of AWS access keys to developers, AdRoll decided to build their own open source Hologram, a system that brings Amazon's Instance Profile mechanism to developer workstations. Adair details the process, tool design and main features.

  • Creating a Mobile Development Strategy for 2015

    Now that 2015 is underway, it’s imperative to consider a mobile strategy framework for a prosperous year and beyond. We will be discussing some key points to consider as you plan your strategy for the year, and how they can help you usher in a successful future. These topics include visual development environments , Bimodal IT, cloud-based mobile development and the HTML5 vs. native debate.

  • Probabilistic Project Sizing Using Randomized Branch Sampling (RBS)

    Analyzing all the stories in a project requires significant time. How can we estimate the size of a project without prior identification and analysis of every single user story? If you don't want to analyze all user stories in your project in order to estimate its size then Randomized Branch Sampling is an approach you can use for portfolio related decisions and quotations on prospect projects.

  • The Indian Banking Community Cloud

    In this article, authors discuss the Indian Banking Community Cloud (IBCC) that provides cloud-based services exclusively to Indian banks to address the financial sector's growing demand for secure cloud-based services.

  • Q&A with Gene Kim on the State of DevOps Survey

    The 4th edition of the State of DevOps survey is out. InfoQ talked to the survey's co-author Gene Kim to understand what are the goals for this edition, how the data is analysed and what have we learned so far from past surveys.

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