What About Java in Deep Learning? Years ago when I left Java in the rear view of my career, I never imagined someone would ask me if they could use Java over Python. Just kidding Java you know it's only a joke and you will always have a special … [Continue reading]
Where does data go once ingested into Splunk? Does Splunk use files and folders? How Splunk Stores Data In Splunk data is stored into buckets. Not real bucket filled with water but buckets filled with data. A bucket in Splunk is basically a … [Continue reading]
31 Days Training with the Toughest Man on the Planet Yet another great book review! Living with a Seal was a fun read about a 31 day period where Jesse Itzler hires a Navy Seal to live with him. During this 31 day period Jesse is put to the test … [Continue reading]
My Master Degree Journey Once again here at Big Data Big Questions we tackle a College related question. Today is a little different where I discuss MY JOURNEY in choosing a MBA over a Masters of Science. After less than 6 months into my first … [Continue reading]
The Battle for #BigData This post has been a long time coming! Today I talk about the difference between Tensorflow and Hadoop. While Hadoop was built for processing data in a distrubuted fashion their are some comparison with Tensorflow. One of … [Continue reading]
One question I get a lot of on Big Data Big Questions is "Thomas what are you learning". Honestly not as much as a Is should. It's true I believe the key to being successful in any part of life is to continually learn. Looking to change careers … [Continue reading]
How Do you Choose the Right Degree? College is such tough time when it comes to choosing education paths. For most folks College makes the first time they are making huge decision about their futures. So it's easy to get analysis paralysis because … [Continue reading]
Splunk Architecture In this episode of Big Data Biq Questions we explain the basics of the Splunk Architecture. Splunk is a hot solution in the world of Big Data and many Data Engineers are eager to learn how to use Splunk to analyze machine data. … [Continue reading]
Generative Adversarial Networks What are deep fakes? How are they generated? On today's episode of Big Data Big Questions we tackle how Generative Adversarial Networks work. Generative Adversarial Networks or GANs work with 2 … [Continue reading]
Another Machine Learning Course? Yet another machine learning course has caught my attention here lately. Andrew Ng has a new course available on Coursera focused on Neural Networks and Deep Learning. How did I like the course and should … [Continue reading]
Blogging For Data Engineers? How important is it for Data Engineers to have a blog? In this episode of Big Data Big Questions I talk about importance of building a blog in your career in Data Engineering, Data Analysis, or Data Science. Learn my … [Continue reading]
How Important Is Public Speaking For Data Engineers? Brand new question on Big Data Big Questions is around public speaking in Data Engineering. I've often heard that public speaking is the universal number 1 fear for most people. So many people … [Continue reading]