by Ian J. Ghent | Dec 5, 2022 | Apache Spark Cafe
We’re increasingly hearing from customers about a common scheme being perpetrated by some of the largest SI’s and IT service vendors on the planet. In the sketchy world of IT body shops, it is common practice to ask for 50% upfront and 50% upon completion of a...
by Ian J. Ghent | Nov 23, 2022 | Apache Spark Cafe
At WiseWithData, our engineers have developed the most sophisticated automation on the planet to transpile code from one language to another. Weighing in at over 500,000 lines, SPROCKET is simultaneously a marvel of simplicity, elegance and complexity. Complexity,...
by Ian J. Ghent | Oct 24, 2022 | Apache Spark Cafe
My son loves Among Us, the wildly successful computer game released in 2018 by Innersloth, a team of only 3 developers at the time. Personally, I love the story of Innersloth and Among Us, as it shows how a small but passionate team of people can change the world. My...
by Ian J. Ghent | Oct 11, 2022 | Apache Spark Cafe
In the Additive Manufacturing & 3D Printing world, a “torture test” is often used to test the limits and capabilities of a 3D printer. There are many different designs out there, but they all aim to capture just how capable is the automated machine. For filament...
by Ian J. Ghent | Sep 28, 2022 | Apache Spark, Apache Spark Cafe, Python
I’m often called upon to provide guidance on why adopting modern analytics is so important. In 2022, all the best features and functionality are in the open source world, especially the market leading Databricks and the PySpark language. Those capabilities are...
