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Overcoming the Hurdles to Unlock the Full Potential of Machine Learning in BusinessPhoto by Lukas Tennie on UnsplashAccording to CB Insight’s state of artificial intelligence report, AI-based startups have secured funding of $15.1 billion in the first quarter of 2022. Even though this number might seem promising to many, the amount of funding has dropped to pre-pandemic levels. Despite pouring billions of dollars into artificial intelligence, many businesses are still struggling with machine learning adoption. There are…

What I learned after using Delta Lake 2.0 on AWS EMR along with installation steps and performance benchmarksPhoto by Luís Sousa on UnsplashIf you have read my previous article about getting started with Delta Lake in AWS, you would have got the fundamental context and rationale that why offerings like Delta Lake are gaining traction and what type of use-cases they address. The article presented simple and easy steps to get started with delta lake and even though you can use the approach there to address certain some…

A step-by-step tutorial to configure Apache Spark and Delta Lake on EC2 in AWS along with code examples in PythonPhoto by Joshua Sortino on UnsplashIf you have worked on engineering a datalake or lake-house solutions, chances are that you may have employed (or have heard of) de-coupled and distributed computation frameworks against scalable storage layer of your datalake platform. Though the list of such computation frameworks is growing, but Apache Spark has continued to evolve and prove its robustness in the big data…

Last Updated: August 27, 2022, 10:52 ISTFormer India all-rounder Irfan Pathan (Photo: Instagram / Irfan Pathan)Irfan Pathan was traveling to Dubai from Mumbai by Vistara Flight UK-201, at the check-in counter, he had a very bad experienceVistara has assured of “corrective measures” against allegations made by cricketer Irfan Pathan that he and his family had an unpleasant experience with the airline while traveling from Mumbai to Dubai. In a tweet on Thursday evening, the airline said they have made a note of the incident…