Apache Kafka is a robust distributed streaming platform that allows a processing node to publish or subscribe to streams of records; and to support storing or processing of these records. This open source framework is typically used for near/real-time applications as a reliable control mechanism. Josh Ra'anan provides an introduction to the platform and a sample implementation.

The practice of software engineering experiences intermittent spikes of activity focused on a new technology. In these periods, there is a rush to create new frameworks and tools that will be used to build the next generation of systems. A current interest for organizations that want to connect smart devices is in the supporting technology for the Internet of Things or IOT. In this Quoin Tech Talk, Brad Kain will present a survey of important ...

A project team or organization has many options when selecting an open source content management system, such as WordPress or Drupal, that are optimized for blogs and page-oriented websites. However, are these the best tools to manage datasets? Is there a platform that can better support storing, managing, and visualizing data? Organizations including data.gov and many others have used CKAN to meet support the specialized requirements and workflow for dataset management.

A new client project targets the development of a knowledge management platform focused on modern slavery, forced and child labor. The target users of this system are researchers, policy experts, academics, and staff of government and non-governmental organizations working to address these global challenges. A key objective is to easily manage, publish, and visualize data sets related to these areas of study and policy making. We have therefore defined a system architecture with two major ...

Amazon Alexa is a technology for both voice control and delivery of voice content, and is an increasingly important delivery channel for software. Bill Mitchell describes how Alexa is being integrated into the PublicRelay platform for media monitoring and analytics.

Google AppMaker enables rapid development of multi-page web apps including a custom data schema and supporting scripts. This development tool and framework allows a developer to easily create apps that follow the Material Design standard; and incorporate user-interface elements, forms, and integration with Google services.

A key to a successful 'big data' implementation is a robust system architecture that can provide high-throughput and high-performance. In this week's Tech Talk, Lance Parlier presents an introduction to current technologies for these demanding applications – Apache Spark, Hadoop, the Scala programming language, and Amazon Web Services (AWS). The presentation includes a simple 'big data' application, Wordcount to show how these technologies can apply to real world problems.

Looking for an easy way to implement a RESTful web service in Java? Spring Boot by Pivotal Software, Inc. gives you everything you need. This presentation will show you how to set up a simple RESTful web service using Spring Boot. Saying hello world and getting a response has never been easier.

React components are far more powerful than Angular templates and Redux works especially well with frameworks like React because they let you describe UI as a function of state, and Redux emits state updates in response to actions. In this presentation, Alex explains his learnings from recent trainings and ways in which he is using these two technologies in conjunction.