Learn how to integrate full-stack open source big data architecture and to choose the correct technology--Scala/Spark, Mesos, Akka, Cassandra, and Kafka--in every layer.

Big data architecture is becoming a requirement for many different enterprises. So far, however, the focus has largely been on collecting, aggregating, and crunching large data sets in a timely manner. In many cases now, organizations need more than one paradigm to perform efficient analyses.

Big Data SMACK explains each of the full-stack technologies and, more importantly, how to best integrate...

Combine the incredible powers of Spark, Mesos, Akka, Cassandra, and Kafka to build data processing platforms that can take on even the hardest of your data troubles About This Book This highly practical guide shows you how to use the best of the big data technologies to solve your response-critical problems Learn the art of making cheap-yet-effective big data architecture without using complex Greek-letter architectures Use this easy-to-follow guide to build fast data processing systems for your organization Who This Book Is For If you are a developer, data architect, or a data scientist...

Apache Kafka is an open source stream processing platform to handle real-time data feeds. This book is a highly practical guide to help you understand the fundamentals as well as the advanced applications of Apache Kafka as an enterprise messaging service. It begins with configuring the basic Kafka APIs, and then shows you how to set up Kafka ...