Reading Azure EventHub Data into DataFrame Using Apache Spark – Scala Apache Spark provides a seamless way to ingest and process streaming data from Azure EventHubs into DataFrames. In this tutorial, we’ll walk through the setup and configuration steps required to achieve this integration. Prerequisites: Before diving into the code, ensure you have the necessary […]
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Spark Partition: An Overview
In Apache Spark, efficient data management is essential for maximizing performance in distributed computing. Partitioning, repartitioning, and coalescing actively govern how data organizes and distributes across the cluster. Partitioning involves dividing datasets into smaller chunks, enabling parallel processing and optimizing operations. Repartitioning allows for the redistribution of data across partitions, adjusting the balance for more […]
An Insight into Amazon Q – The Power of Generative AI
A new generative AI-powered assistant designed to streamline tasks and accelerate decision-making and problem-solving in your business. Amazon Q can be tailored to your company’s needs and allows you to have conversations, generate content, gain insights, and act by connecting to your enterprise systems, data, and code. Amazon Q offers user-based plans, so you can […]
Perficient Recognized in Forrester Continuous Automation & Testing Services Landscape Report
Software is at the core of the modern business model, making quality and performance top priorities to stay competitive. Organizations rely on continuous automation and testing (CAT) services to build business applications faster, with higher quality, and at scale to meet increasing market demands. Organizations looking to modernize testing capabilities with new technologies or fill […]
Exploring Team Dynamics: A Day at Wonderla Amusement Park
Our organization recently went to Wonderla Amusement Park for a unique team-building experience and a fantastic roller coaster experience. There, we learned about togetherness and surprising lessons in teamwork. This blog summarizes our incredible day and the insightful lessons from this out-of-the-ordinary organizational excursion. There was a buzz of excitement and expectation in the […]
Perficient Recognized in Forrester’s AI Services Landscape
As we step into 2024, the transformative impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and generative AI on enterprise-level organizations has reshaped the business landscape in profound ways. The continual evolution of these technologies has empowered businesses to leverage advanced algorithms, predictive modeling, and generative capabilities, driving unprecedented innovation and efficiency. From enhancing decision-making processes to revolutionizing […]
Understanding Spark Transformations and Actions – Spark RDD Operations
A comprehensive understanding of Spark’s transformation and action is crucial for efficient Spark code. This blog provides a glimpse on the fundamental aspects of Spark. Before we deep dive into Spark’s transformation and action, let us see a glance of RDD and Dataframe. Resilient Distributed Dataset (RDD): Usually, Spark tasks operate on RDDs, which is […]
Implementing Pivot and Dynamic Pivot using GROUP_CONCAT() in MySQL
Introduction Pivoting data is a crucial aspect of data manipulation, allowing you to transform rows into columns for better analysis. Some databases (for e.g., SQL Server) have native support for pivots, but MySQL unfortunately doesn’t support the pivot function. MySQL’s GROUP_CONCAT function is a powerful tool that can be leveraged for this purpose. In this […]
The Future of the Automotive Shopping Landscape Powered by Unified, Immersive, Frictionless Buying
One of my favorite memories as a kid was going to the car dealership with my dad and watching him beat up (figuratively, of course) the sales associate who was trying to sell him a new truck. The sales associate wanted one price; my father wanted a very different price. Round and round they went, […]
Update $name of Existing Items using PowerShell
Welcome to our latest blog post, where we dive into the realm of PowerShell scripting to empower you to efficiently update existing items. In today’s fast-paced digital landscape, the need to manage and modify data swiftly and accurately is more crucial than ever. Whether you’re a seasoned IT professional or just starting your journey into […]
Remove all Sitecore Language Versions Except One Using Powershell
In the Sitecore CMS, we can add new versions of any item, and we can add as many versions as needed. There are 2 types of versions available in Sitecore Numbered version – versions of items in the same language Language version – versions of an item in a different language Problem In some cases, […]
Unlocking the Power of Java Streams: Simplifying Code with Efficiency
Overview of Java Streams Java introduced streams in version 8 to simplify and optimize code writing. A stream is a sequence of objects supporting various methods to achieve a desired result. Using streams can reduce a long set of codes to just a few lines. Streams enable performing operations such as filtering, mapping, reducing, and […]