In this special guest feature, Rob Malnati, COO of thatDot, explains the data debate between stream vs. batch processing. Rob is a repeat entrepreneur focused on enterprise infrastructure as software.

Streaming data records are typically small, measured in mere kilobytes, but the stream often goes on and on without ever stopping. Streaming data, also called event stream processing, is usually ...

Most enterprise IT operations rely heavily on batch processing operations. The reliance doesn't go away when you move to a service-oriented architecture (SOA), yet SOA just means online transaction ...

As enterprises increasingly rely on both real-time and historical data to drive business impact, the need to unify batch and streaming analytics has never been greater. According to IDC, the stream ...

Apache Beam, a unified programming model for both batch and streaming data, has graduated from the Apache Incubator to become a top-level Apache project. Aside from becoming another full-fledged ...

Investopedia contributors come from a range of backgrounds, and over 25 years there have been thousands of expert writers and editors who have contributed. Thomas J Catalano is a CFP and Registered ...

When it comes to running a successful business, gaining competitive advantage is everything. That said, pinpointing exactly what might give firms that ‘edge’ isn’t an exact science. It might be a new ...