How to Use the XML Plugin for Apache Drill

A few months ago, I created the first XML plugin for Apache Drill. The idea behind the plugin is simple:…

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A Brief Overview of Performance Enhancements in Apache Drill 1.4

Today we are excited to announce that Apache Drill 1.4 is now available on the MapR Distribution. Drill 1.4 is…

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What Will You Do in 2016? Apache Spark, Kafka, Drill and More

Let’s have some fun. It’s the start of a new year — we’re on the threshold of something new —…

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Using Apache Drill REST API to Build ASCII Dashboard With Node

Apache Drill has a hidden gem: an easy to use REST interface. This API can be used to Query, Profile…

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Apache Spark vs. Apache Drill

Editor’s note: If you would like to learn more about using Spark there is a free book titled Getting Started…

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Comparing SQL Functions and Performance with Apache Spark and Apache Drill

SQL engines for Hadoop differ in their approach and functionality. My focus for this blog post is to compare and…

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Drill into Your Big Data Today with Apache Drill

Apache Drill has been gaining significant user adoption and community momentum since its initial Beta availability in September 2014. The…

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Leveraging new features in Drill 1.2 – ANSI SQL Analytic/Window functions

Today we are very excited to announce the latest version of Apache Drill, 1.2,) as part of the MapR distribution.…

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Distributed Stream and Graph Processing with Apache Flink

Apache Flink is a top-level Apache project that allows unifying distributed stream and batch processing. In the core of Apache…

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