Good high level article on Kafka and some other big data firehose options.
http://www.zdnet.com/article/kafka-channels-the-big-data-firehose/
AWS-Tuned Ubuntu Available
Here’s an interesting update, with some AWS tuning in the Linux kernel for Ubuntu 16.04. The image also includes network drivers for enhanced networking.
AWS CodeStar looks interesting
This looks interesting and useful. Quick startup for new projects, especially important for microservice shops! It even pulls in the project info for Visual Studio and Eclipse.
Launch: Introducing AWS CodeStar – Quickly Develop, Build, and Deploy Applications on AWS
https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/new-aws-codestar/
(Update dupe, sorting posting problems)
Python joining R in SQL Server
This is interesting news…
Microsoft Data Amp heralds Python in SQL Server 2017, and lots more
http://www.zdnet.com/article/microsoft-data-amp-heralds-python-in-sql-server-2017-and-lots-more/